N.M. Dem Rep. Gabe Vasquez Says He’s Committed to Defunding Police: If We Don’t Need Those Budget Line Items, We Need to Get Rid of Them

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VASQUEZ: "But we also have to look at where the inefficiencies are, where the redundancies are, where we would not rather respond with force or with police. And, you know, if we don’t need those positions anymore, if we don’t need those budget line items anymore, then we need to get rid of them. And that’s a decision I’m happy to try to champion at the City Council.”