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Republicans hope to raise awareness of the violent crime epidemic with the House Judiciary Committee’s “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” hearing taking place in New York City Monday, Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily, emphasizing the three-pronged approach necessary to protect citizens from the lawlessness seen in New York City...

“We’re going to be talking about what these woke liberal D.A.’s and these woke liberal policies, like no cash bail, have done to cities like New York and the safety of American citizens,” he said, previewing the event.

Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow pointed to a stunning statistic showing the number of repeat offenders in New York City, as “327 people made up roughly 6,000 arrests in New York last year.”

“So basically the rule is, if you commit petty crime for sure — but certainly even some larger crimes as well as we document from time to time at Breitbart —  there’s a very good chance you’re just going to get let out to commit more crimes and the city is comfortable with this,” Marlow said.

Cline said addressing crime takes a three-pronged approach, drawing the imagery of “three different legs of a stool.” .. Read more and listen to the interview here.