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Ted Cruz: “When the national guard went to D.C., robbery fell by 57%…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz Fires Back At Alex Padilla And Cory Booker: 'Democrat Crime Policies Kill People'

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

How about we all come together and say, let's stop rape? How about we all come together and say, let's stop attacking pedophiles? I want you to look at what happened When the national guard went to D.C., robbery fell by 57%, homicide fell by 58%, sex abuse fell by 40%. Those are real results. And Detective Pemberton, if you would tell this committee what was the effect of the 2022 Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform law and what would the benefit be for the people of D.C. if Congress passes my Clean D.C. act. (03:01–03:06)

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Asserts that the presence of the national guard in D.C. led to significant reductions in crime rates.

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