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House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.Res.1457 this week, a resolution "strongly condemning Vice President Kamala Harris for championing anti-law enforcement policies and, as a result, encouraging lawlessness across the country."

"Kamala Harris is working tirelessly to reinvent herself as a mainstream moderate, but her record reveals she’s proudly aligned with the radical Left with a clear history of empowering criminals and vilifying our law enforcement," said Chairman Arrington. "This is the same person who opened our southern border for criminals to flood our communities, praised defunding the police in Los Angeles, advocated for decriminalizing illegal immigration, compared ICE agents to the Ku Klux Klan, promoted the Minnesota Freedom Fund to bail out violent rioters, and authored legislation that would end cash bail and eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing. I introduced this legislation to remind the American people that behind the Democrats’ political makeover, Kamala Harris’ record of lawlessness is as radical as it gets."

Scott G. Erickson, Director of the Center for Law and Justice at America First Policy Institute, stated: "Kamala Harris’ approach to public safety and her views on law enforcement are exactly the opposite of what our Nation needs right now. America is experiencing sustained levels of crime far higher than they were merely four years ago and now, more than ever, we need to unequivocally support our law enforcement community and encourage a return to proactive policing and a firm commitment to the rule of law."

Ryan Walker, Executive Vice President at Heritage Action added: "No matter how many times Kamala Harris tries to rewrite history and paint herself as a ‘tough-on-crime’ prosecutor, she can’t change her support for defunding the police and bailing violent criminals out of jail. For decades, Harris has backed progressive prosecutors across the country and the dangerous ideology that excuses crime and puts victims last. Heritage Action applauds Rep. Arrington for working to set the record straight—Americans aren’t safe in Kamala Harris’ America."

Arrington's resolution cites several examples from Harris' career:

- Then-Senator from California Kamala Harris said: “to believe that by putting more police on the street you’re going to have more safety – that’s just wrong.”

- Then-Senator from California Kamala Harris said: “I know what a crime looks like. I will tell you: an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.”

- Then-Senator from California Kamala Harris publicly supported repealing section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325), which would decriminalize illegal immigration.

- Then-Senator from California Kamala Harris compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to members of the Ku Klux Klan.

- As Vice President acting as “Border Czar,” implemented open-border policies resulting in an exponential increase in crime.

- As Vice President acting as President of Senate delivered tiebreaking vote appointing Rachael Rollins as United States Attorney for Massachusetts.

- Promoted Minnesota Freedom Fund which bailed individuals arrested for crimes including rioting.

- Proposed ending cash bail eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing.