REP. DEMINGS CONDEMNS THREATS OF VIOLENCE

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Rep. Val Demings (FL-10), former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and 27-year law enforcement officer, today said the following.

Said Rep. Demings, "I worked to stop violence in our community for 27 years as a law enforcement officer. When did we as a nation start debating whether violence is okay? This is about simple right and wrong. Violent rhetoric has led to multiple mass shootings. It's unacceptable, it's not who we are, and it needs to stop before more people get killed.

"This is about more than just today's vote. We have seen increases in violence across our nation. Civil servants and Members of Congress of both parties have received death threats inspired by violent and divisive rhetoric while GOP leaders have been silent. GOP leaders in Congress haven't spoken out against death threats against members of their own party. Their political ambitions now come before the safety of their own members and the American public.

"There was a time when leaders rose to the occasion in our country, but today these weak so-called "leaders' are hiding in the corner because they want the position but not the responsibility. When leadership fails bad things happen. America is a great nation because we solve our differences with the ballot, not the bullet. I will always fight for the safety of every American."

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