Republican leadership unveils 'back the blue' legislative priorities in anticipation of midterms red wave

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : "The MCCA thanks Leader McCarthy, Rep. Katko, Rep. Rutherford, and the entire American Security Task Force for developing this framework that supports law enforcement.
65% : "Law enforcement are very, very supportive of what we want to do," Katko told Fox News Digital, noting that the Republicans didn't just look at statistics they went to "law enforcement representatives, unions, front line people, not to bulls--t politicians" to come up with their plan.
60% : Former Sheriff, Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., who has over 40 years of experience in law enforcement, led the police officer pillar of the task force and helped organized listening sessions in New York City, Syracuse, Austin, Portland, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Northeast Florida and Eastern Indiana in order to come up with the GOP framework.
59% : Katko says he expects to get support from a "healthy number" of Democrats heading into the midterms because polling indicates Americans are supportive of law enforcement funding.
56% : EXCLUSIVE: Top House Republicans have put together a future-forward plan to push law enforcement friendly legislation, in anticipation that the GOP will become the majority party in Congress after the November midterm elections.
54% : R-N.Y. Katko met with law enforcement on the front lines of the crime and border crises over the last year as part of the task force, and developed solutions that Republicans plan to implement when back in power.
52% : The lawmakers are unveiling their plan ahead of National Police Week 2022, which is aimed at honoring law enforcement and their contributions to society and recognizing valor and sacrifices of officers.
50% : The Republicans' framework is designed to ensure that law enforcement will receive necessary funding without excessive federal government "red tape" or interference.
48% : Tens of thousands of law enforcement personnel from across the country will gather here in our nation's capital to honor the service and sacrifice of their fallen brothers and sisters," said McConnell.
42% : The final list of four priorities, exclusively shared with Fox News Digital, include ensuring resourcing and funding for law enforcement, addressing and tackling recruitment issues, taking action to stop violence against officers and penalizing "progressive" prosecutors.
35% : "It really was jaw dropping...never have I seen law enforcement in such a bad state.
32% : Katko said traveling to all the different task force events revealed the "bleak" state of law enforcement across the country, that is worse than any other point throughout his over two decades working with law enforcement.
29% :LAW ENFORCEMENT SKEPTICAL OF BIDEN'S 'ILL-TIMED' PIVOT TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON
19% :NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW COPS WE HAVE THEIR BACKS"These pillars we came up with are trying to attack the defunding issue, but also the retention issue, and the disrespect to law enforcement issue, which is really terrible and targeted," Katko said.

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