[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SOFT-ON-CRIME POLICIES ARE WREAKING HAVOC ON OUR COUNTRY

  (Mr. SEMPOLINSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SEMPOLINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise because of my concern with the 
havoc that President Biden and the congressional Democrats' soft-on-
crime policies are wreaking on our country.
  This administration's approach to crime has only emboldened criminals 
who exploit these weaknesses.
  In a recent poll, Gallup found 56 percent of Americans think local 
crime has increased, which is more than any time in the past five 
decades.
  I come from a primarily rural district, and unfortunately, we have 
not been immune from this rise in crime. Members of my community are 
concerned for their family's safety.
  Failed ideas like so-called bail reform, defunding the police, and 
putting violent offenders back onto our streets have created a powder 
keg.
  According to a recent study by Just Facts, if homicide rates were to 
continue at the rate of increase in President Biden's first year in 
office, over your lifetime, the chance of your life ending by homicide 
is 1 in 179.

  We have tied the hands of our heroes in law enforcement while untying 
the hands of criminals. We must act now to reserve these policies for 
the safety and security of our communities.

                          ____________________