61 House Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, left, and Pramila Jayapal, right, voted against a resolution condemning violence on police. (Getty Images)
The resolution text indirectly cited the summer 2020 protests, arguing "respect for the rule of law and law enforcement officials diminished" since then.
It appeared to go after progressive policies that critics have panned as soft-on-crime, claiming "policies implemented at several state and local jurisdictions have increased the difficulty and added significant risks for law enforcement to do their jobs effectively and safely."
Rep. Pete Stauber led the resolution voted on in the House on Friday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Democratic critics have dismissed the bill as partisan and argued it does not do anything to actually improve circumstances for police officers.
"We want to honor police, because every community needs them…but even they recognize over time that the bad apples…they have to be separated out, because it's important for the police to police themselves," Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., said during debate on the resolution while referencing the January 2023 police killing of Tyre Nichols.
It comes after the FBI released new statistics this week showing that assaults against law enforcement reached a ten-year-high in 2023, with 79,000 recorded attacks.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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