House Republicans who opposed Covid aid still see funds flow to local police departments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Meanwhile, Republicans point to cities controlled by Democrats that have lessened police funding as the reason.
40% : "What I'm saying is if we are serious about reducing violent crime in America, then Joe Biden will go on a national public relations campaign to admonish the radical voices in the Democrat party that stigmatize police officers and law enforcement," Banks said.
37% : The Black Lives Matter movement embraced calls to "defund the police" amid last year's racial justice protests following George Floyd's death, pushing local governments to demilitarize police agencies and shift funding instead to community programs targeting issues like mental health and homelessness.

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