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Troy Downing: “If you cut the homicides in half in D.C. that would still be…”

Featuring: Troy Downing, Republican | U.S. House Montana, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Troy Downing joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

And if you look at that they've had in D.C. when people are questioning whether this, you know, emergency action was warranted or not, If you cut the homicides in half in D.C. that would still be twice the national average. Clearly, we have a problem. We need to deal with that. We need to have our laws enforced. And, you know, the people who are naysaying this is really the, it's the liberal administration in these cities. (00:37–00:45)

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Asserts that D.C.'s homicide rate is twice the national average even if halved.

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