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Biden began his remarks by referring to a speech made on the Senate floor by Sen. Howell Heflin (D-Ala.), who was speaking in support of efforts by Sen. [[Carol Moseley Braun]] (D-Ill.) to deny renewal of a Confederate flag design patent to the UDC.

Biden began his remarks by referring to a speech made on the Senate floor by Sen. Howell Heflin (D-Ala.), who was speaking in support of efforts by Sen. [[Carol Moseley Braun]] (D-Ill.) to deny renewal of a Confederate flag design patent to the UDC.

{{quotebox-float|“I, too, heard that speech and, for the public listening to this, the senator made a very moving and eloquent speech. As a son of the Confederacy, acknowledging that it was time to change and yield to a position that Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun raised on the Senate floor, not granting a federal charter to an organization made up of many fine people who continue to display the Confederate flag as a symbol."<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/10/nolte-watch-joe-biden-defend-kkk-linked-confederate-group-as-fine-people/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|“I, too, heard that speech and, for the public listening to this, the senator made a very moving and eloquent speech. As a son of the Confederacy, acknowledging that it was time to change and yield to a position that Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun raised on the Senate floor, not granting a federal charter to an organization made up of many fine people who continue to display the Confederate flag as a symbol."<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/10/nolte-watch-joe-biden-defend-kkk-linked-confederate-group-as-fine-people/</ref>}}

===Defund the Police money laundering scam===

====Defund the Police money laundering scam====

:{{See also|Defund the Police|Democrat urban issues}}

:{{See also|Defund the Police|Democrat urban issues}}

{{quotebox-float|"Recently, major cities across the country have suffered dramatic spikes in [[homicide]]s. These spikes are remarkably large, suddenly appearing and widespread. At this rate, 2020 will easily be the deadliest year in [[America]] for gun-related homicides since at least 1999, while most other major crime categories are trending stable or slightly downward."}}  

{{quotebox-float|"Recently, major cities across the country have suffered dramatic spikes in [[homicide]]s. These spikes are remarkably large, suddenly appearing and widespread. At this rate, 2020 will easily be the deadliest year in [[America]] for gun-related homicides since at least 1999, while most other major crime categories are trending stable or slightly downward."}}  

Cities like [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Milwaukee]] and [[Detroit]] have seen spikes in homicides, aggravated assault and gun assaults this year, according to a July study by the nonpartisan National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice (NCCCJ).<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crime-spike-minneapolis-effect-police-cuts</ref>  Cassell said the end result is 710 additional homicides and 2,800 more shootings in the U.S.  And the professor attributes “several hundred” of the deaths directly to the war on police.

Cities like [[Chicago]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Milwaukee]] and [[Detroit]] have seen spikes in homicides, aggravated assault and gun assaults this year, according to a July study by the nonpartisan National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice (NCCCJ).<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crime-spike-minneapolis-effect-police-cuts</ref>  Cassell said the end result is 710 additional homicides and 2,800 more shootings in the U.S.  And the professor attributes “several hundred” of the deaths directly to the war on police.

 

{{quotebox-float|“My estimates are that several hundred additional victims were murdered because of a reduction in policing.  There are very significant trade-offs that need to be considered here that have truly life-threatening implications if they’re not handled carefully.”}}

{{quotebox-float|“My estimates are that several hundred additional victims were murdered because of a reduction in policing.  There are very significant trade-offs that need to be considered here that have truly life-threatening implications if they’re not handled carefully.”}}

With cities like New York City, moving to defund police by cutting their budgets, or otherwise redirecting funding to social services, this is having an impact as well.

With cities like New York City, moving to defund police by cutting their budgets, or otherwise redirecting funding to social services, this is having an impact as well.