• Members of the progressive “Squad” have spent a combined $1 million since the start of their push to defund the police, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of campaign filings.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and her five fellow “Squad” members have spent a combined $1.03 million on private security services since May 2020, when the push to defund the police took off in response to the death of George Floyd.
• As crime spikes nationwide, the lawmakers have defended their lavish security spending as they work in Congress to strip their constituents of police protection on the streets.

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