Psaki: American Rescue Plan ‘Kept Cops on the Beat’

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DOOCY: “Something one of the adviser said this weekend, Cedric Richmond. He said ‘Republicans defunded the police by not supporting the American rescue plan.’ But, how is it that that is an argument to be made when the president never mentioned needing money for police to stop a crime wave when he was selling the American rescue plan?”
PSAKI: “Well, the president did mention that the American rescue plan, the state and local funding, something that was supported by the president, lot of Democrats who supported and voted for the bill, could help ensure local cops were kept on the beat in communities across the country. As you know, didn’t receive a single Republican vote. That funding has been used to keep cops on the beat.”