Why Speaker Johnson boasted about GOP cuts to law enforcement

Or put another way, the party that grew hysterical in response to "defund the police" rhetoric is now trying to score political points by rolling back funds for law enforcement...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-johnson-boasted-gop-cuts-law-enforcement-rcna142200

MUST-SEE: Top Democrat CRUSHES Republicans with speech OF THE YEAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDZfoi5hn0

Senate Finance Chief: Nothing Unites GOP More Than 'Helping Rich People Cheat on Their Taxes'

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who heads the Senate's finance panel, said in response to the GOP plan that "Democrats passed funding for tax enforcement specifically to crack down on the wealthy cheats and scofflaw corporations who rip off all the Americans who follow the law and pay their taxes." 

"Repealing that funding was the first bill House Republicans passed this year," Wyden continued, referring to legislation the House GOP passed in January, "and it's a centerpiece of the ransom Speaker McCarthy has cobbled together as he threatens to trigger a catastrophic default."…

https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-finance-gop-rich-taxes