Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told Newsmax on Monday the nation must return to tough-on-crime policies to make city streets safe again.
Van Drew spoke on “Greg Kelly Reports” just hours after a House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, convened to spotlight the country’s violent crime crisis and to ensure that the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska — and others like hers — is never forgotten.
Zarutska was fatally stabbed on a Charlotte light rail train, allegedly by a man who, according to authorities, had been arrested 14 times before the attack. Van Drew said the hearing aimed to expose systemic failures in the justice system of municipalities like Charlotte and demand accountability.
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