Amber Sylvester and Cathy Hobbs discuss the support they've received after the loss of their loved ones.on the House Homeland Security Committee are holding a joint hearing to examine the state of American law enforcement.
"It’s a tough time right now. You see a lot of places around the country, cities, locales, the politicization of so many different things where law enforcement, quite frankly, don’t feel supported either by their local governments, whether they be city or county, or by the federal government in a lot of ways," Pfluger said.
"And obviously, the mission of policing is the same throughout this country, but the way that policing is done in different parts of the nation, I think needs to be identified," D’Esposito continued."And we need to make sure that we're doing our part to really deliver the resources that are needed throughout the country in different ways."
The Texas Republican said that, based on the witnesses testifying on Tuesday, the committee"will learn a couple of things." "And it's impacting those who are responsible for trying to execute the law and trying to keep our community safe," Pfluger said, noting Biden could boost morale by having his Department of Justice "start enforcing the laws that we have."
The New York Republican noted he"didn’t see the president" at the National Police Week candlelight vigil at the National Mall and slammedhis keynote address honoring fallen police officers for the week honoring law enforcement. "When it was being implemented by the Democrats, they were articulating to communities that this was to protect minority communities and make sure that they weren't stuck in the wheels of justice," D’Esposito said."But, in fact, the implementation of cashless bail and the fact that they put these restrictions in place, they've literally handcuffed police."