{"id":2322452,"date":"2024-08-10T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-snubs-republicans-in-celebratory-statement-about-crime-decrease-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T16:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T20:24:23","slug":"white-house-snubs-republicans-in-celebratory-statement-about-crime-decrease-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-snubs-republicans-in-celebratory-statement-about-crime-decrease-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House snubs Republicans in celebratory statement about crime decrease &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-snubs-republicans-in-celebratory-statement-about-crime-decrease-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent \u2064statement, President Joe Biden \u2064and Vice\u200d President Kamala Harris highlighted \u200da\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-announces-new-actions-and-funding-to-combat-anti-asian-violence-xenophobia-and-bias\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Announces New Actions And Funding To Combat \u2018Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia And Bias\u2019\">crime report<\/a> indicating reductions in homicide, rape, aggravated assault, \u200band\u200d robbery rates to counter the\u2063 criticisms of Republicans regarding their American Rescue Plan. Despite\u200c being\u2062 less visible publicly following Biden&#8217;s decision\u200b not to seek a second \u2063term, the administration seized the opportunity \u200bto emphasize\u200b that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-will-stop-prosecuting-low-level-offenses-such-as-drug-possession-prostitution\/\" title=\"Baltimore Will Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Offenses Such As Drug Possession, Prostitution\">crime drop<\/a> was\u200d a direct result\u200c of their \u2062policies, particularly\u2064 the $15 billion allocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-d-c-mayor-extends-emergency-declaration-for-15-days\/\" title=\"Washington, D.C. mayor extends emergency declaration for 15 days\">public safety<\/a> and violence prevention through the \u2064American Rescue Plan. This \u200cplan\u2064 faced opposition from all Republican members\u200c of\u200b Congress,\u200b yet Biden argued that \u2062their investments \u200bhelped support \u200dlaw enforcement and\u200c community \u200binitiatives aimed at reducing crime. Additionally, he referenced the gun legislation \u2064signed into law \u200bin \u200dJune \u20632022 as\u2063 a contributing factor to the decline in crime rates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House snubs Republicans in celebratory statement about crime decrease<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727399\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> used a crime report that showed lower homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery numbers to snub <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> opposing his American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n<p>The president has been more outside the public eye than ever since he dropped his presidential bid for a second term, but the statement put out Saturday is one way he&rsquo;s staying involved. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This did not happen by accident,&rdquo; Biden said in a statement released by the White House. &ldquo;Our American Rescue Plan &ndash; opposed by every Republican in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> &ndash; delivered $15 billion to cities and states to invest in public safety and violence prevention, keeping cops on the beat&nbsp;while&nbsp;working with community leaders to interrupt and prevent crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>No House or Senate Republicans voted for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a bill that provided $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief for Americans. Biden also cited gun legislation, which he signed into law in June 2022, as a reason for the decrease in crime.<\/p>\n<p>The report Biden cited showed that homicides are down 17%, rapes down about 9.7%, robberies down around 6.1%, and aggravated assaults are down about 5.4%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Crime<\/a> has generally decreased across the board since the early 1990s, but has seen a spike in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans are safer today than when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President <\/a>Harris and I took office,&rdquo; Biden said, mentioning Harris first again. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t stop now. That&rsquo;s why I will continue to urge Congress to fund 100,000 additional police officers and crime prevention and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-suggests-rapes-in-cities-other-crimes-are-increasing-because-of-gun-violence\/\" title=\"Psaki Suggests Rapes In Cities, Other Crimes Are Increasing Because Of \u2018Gun Violence\u2019\">community violence intervention programs<\/a>, and make commonsense gun safety reforms such as a ban on assault weapons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House announced Friday that Biden will join Harris on the campaign trail next week, a first since he dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris. He&rsquo;ll serve the next couple of months as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jane-fonda-demands-biden-shut-down-trump-pipelines\/\" title=\"Jane Fonda Demands Biden Shut Down Trump Pipelines\">lame-duck president<\/a> after having declined to continue his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727399\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727399\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House dismisses Republicans in a celebratory statement regarding crime reduction. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris referenced a crime report indicating decreases in homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery rates to counter Republicans who opposed his American Rescue Plan. Although Biden has been less visible since he withdrew from the presidential race for a second term, the statement released on Saturday is one way he remains engaged. &#8220;This did not happen by accident,&#8221; Biden stated in the White House announcement. &#8220;Our American Rescue Plan\u2014rejected by every Republican in Congress\u2014allocated $15 billion to cities and states for public safety and violence prevention initiatives, ensuring police presence while collaborating with community leaders to prevent crime.&#8221; No Republican members of the House or Senate supported the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief for Americans. Biden also pointed to gun legislation he signed into law in June 2022 as contributing to the decline in crime rates. The report indicated that homicides fell by 17%, rapes decreased by approximately 9.7%, robberies dropped around 6.1%, and aggravated assaults declined about 5.4%. While overall crime has generally decreased since the early 1990s, there have been recent spikes. &#8220;Americans are safer today than when Vice President Harris and I took office,&#8221; Biden remarked, again mentioning Harris first. &#8220;We can&#8217;t stop now; that&#8217;s why I will continue urging Congress to fund an additional 100,000 police officers along with community violence intervention programs and implement sensible gun safety measures like banning assault weapons.&#8221; The White House announced on Friday that Biden will join Harris on the campaign trail next week\u2014a first since he exited the race and endorsed her\u2014serving as a lame-duck president over the next few months after choosing not to pursue reelection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-plane.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37782,3756,6317,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2322452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-decrease","tag-republicans","tag-statement","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-plane.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}