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Mandela Barnes: “Our administration, like I said before, invested historic…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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We shouldn't let people, people who break the law, who were hired to enforce the law, go to a different department if they break the rules. Again. We can't have safer communities unless we have trust. And Our administration, like I said before, invested historic sums of money in law enforcement, public safety and crime prevention initiatives. because we want to do the right thing to keep people safe on both ends. When we reduce poverty, we reduce crime. When we increase support for our schools, we we reduce crime. (33:31–33:38)

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Asserts that [Barnes' administration] invested historic sums in law enforcement and crime prevention.

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