Senator Marshall: Crime is Plummeting in DC Thanks to President Trump
Senator Marshall Joins GOP Colleagues at Press Conference Applauding President Trump’s Action to Restore Law and Order in Our Nation’s Capital
Washington – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined GOP colleagues Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), DC crime victim Anna Giaritelli, Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Senator Marsha Blackburn (R- Tennessee), Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) at a press conference highlighting President Trump’s crime crackdown in DC and crediting Republican leadership for ensuring our nation’s capital is a symbol of pride for the American people.
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Highlights from Senator Marshall’s remarks include:
“Senator Cornyn and I share a couple of things where I think we wake up in the morning as grandfathers, as parents, and we ask, is our family safe? And up here, we have to ask, is our staff safe? Are the visitors from back home? Are they safe? In fact, over 27 million visitors flocked to our nation’s capital annually, including over 2 million international guests, and well over a million students, children, and young adults. And I asked myself this morning, walking in early, why do these masses come? Well, foreigners arrived to witness freedom firsthand, something they deeply long for, and it’s here where they see the birthplace of modern democracy and the world’s guardian of liberty and freedom.”
“For Americans, we often come with our children or grandchildren to behold Lady Freedom atop the nation’s capital. Here, she symbolizes that freedom reigns supreme in our nation, that she stands over this nation as a guardian. She has a sheath sword that points downward, and I love that. It declares that we are people at peace, yet ready to defend our ideals. And today we’re here to defend these ideas for our youth. This is where history becomes life. Classroom lessons bloom into inspiration as they learn of our founding fathers and mothers, sacrifices, their blood, their sweat, their tears, and fortunes to birth the nation conceived in liberty and justice for all.”
“But people don’t come to Washington, DC, to encounter a murder every other day, to see a carjacking daily, or to see eight violent crimes a day thanks to President Trump, our National Guard, brave law enforcement, and Mayor Muriel Bowser’s pragmatic cooperation. Crime is plummeting in just over two weeks. Murders, violent crimes, and carjackings have dropped by nearly 50% or more. Yet, none of us standing here is satisfied with those current crime rates.”
“The pain lingers for each one of us about our own staff members. One of my staffers’s cars [parked outside] the apartment was riddled with bullets. Two other my staffers’ vehicles were broken into, and a fourth staffer was attacked by young punks. No, we’re not satisfied at all. Our shared dream and hope is that Washington, DC, remains the symbolic heart of our great nation, a vibrant embodiment of American democracy, strength, and exceptionalism. It must forever be our shining city on a hill, showcasing America’s best in inspiring the next generation of patriots. Thank you.”
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