We're not talking about crime, rising OD rates, radical energy policies: why not?

Cliff Newton (Courtesy photo)

To the editor:

In a session Wednesday of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Chip Roy, R-Texas, recalled "quote after quote after quote on the record calling for the defunding of police."

But now Democrats are proposing spending $350 billion of taxpayer money "to solve the problem" of the spike in crime that resulted from their policies.

Democrats, also don't want to talk about the "skyrocketing" record murder rates in 12 cities run by Democratic mayors and the fact that 89 percent of black murder victims are killed by black offenders.

Democrats, don't want to talk about the Americans who have died from fentanyl, the 100,000 deaths from drug overdoses and poisoning. "Don't want to talk about that - not helpful to the open borders agenda causing Americans to die."

Democrats don't want to talk about the deaths resulting from COVID-19 measures, including suicides and mental health issues as well as the cancers and other deadly diseases missed by canceled screenings.

Democrats don't want to talk about the consequences of "radical energy policies" that prevent the U.S. from being energy independent. We have all seen the results of that at the pumps, at the grocery stores and in our homes.

Isn't it time we had that discussion?

- Cliff Newton

State Rep Strafford District 9,

Rochester