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Report Video IssueAssistant AG Nominee Kristen Clarke Defends Op-Ed on Police Funding
2021-04-14T11:22:20-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c22/1618422480.jpgDuring questioning from Senator Ted Cruz at her confirmation to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke defends an op-ed she wrote for Newsweek last year with the title "I Prosecuted Police Killings. Defund the Police—But Be Strategic." She says that the title was chosen by the editor and that she does not support defunding the police, but rather she discussing the allocation of a limited pool of resources. She also says she supports President Biden's increase in funding.
During questioning from Senator Ted Cruz at her confirmation to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke … read more
During questioning from Senator Ted Cruz at her confirmation to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke defends an op-ed she wrote for Newsweek last year with the title "I Prosecuted Police Killings. Defund the Police—But Be Strategic." She says that the title was chosen by the editor and that she does not support defunding the police, but rather she discussing the allocation of a limited pool of resources. She also says she supports President Biden's increase in funding. close
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- Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
- Kristen Clarke Assistant Attorney General Nominee Department of Justice->Civil Rights Division
- Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] New York
- Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
- John Neely Kennedy U.S. Senator [R] Louisiana
- Todd Kim Assistant Attorney General Nominee Department of Justice->Environment and Natural Resources Division
- Ben Sasse U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Nebraska
- Thom Tillis U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] North Carolina
- Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island
- Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Tennessee
- Cory Booker U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Jersey
- Chris Coons U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Delaware
- John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
- Tom Cotton U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Arkansas
- Ted Cruz U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Texas
- Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
- Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
- Josh Hawley U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Missouri
- Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
- Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
- Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
- Mike Lee U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Utah
- Jon Ossoff U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Georgia
- Alex Padilla U.S. Senator [D] California