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Mike Johnson: “The second bill is the D.C. policing Protection act, which…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Remarks at House Leadership Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 05:53

Juvenile crime in D.C. is more than double the national average, or it was until the President stepped in here. The second bill is the D.C. policing Protection act, which restores law enforcement's ability to pursue fleeing suspects. It seems common sense, but it's been prohibited in some of these municipalities. We've all seen the hordes of ATVs and dirt bikes barreling through residential streets and that's going to stop now. (05:53–06:00)

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Asserts that the D.C. policing Protection act restores police ability to pursue fleeing suspects.

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