Grieving families' fury exposes Democrats' gaslighting on crime

On Monday, as I watched the House Judiciary Committee convene its field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, NC, it all came rushing back. - Jennifer Harrison
In April 2023, I testified before that same committee here in New York, in a hearing made necessary by the disastrous progressive policies implemented by a George Soros-funded district attorney and the state’s “soft-on-crime” laws.

Steve Federico pointing to a photo of his late daughter Logan during his testimony about her murder at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight field hearing in Charlotte on Sept. 29, 2025.AP Photo/Nell Redmond

Two years later, House members convened in Charlotte for the very same reason, in the wake of the horrific light-rail slaying of Iryna Zarutska.

• Families shattered by murder and violent crime came to share their stories. Their words were gut-wrenching, their pain undeniable.

Yet just as we saw in New York, House Democrats in Charlotte did not come to listen with empathy or humility.

• They came armed with talking points and political spin, determined to discredit grieving parents and loved ones, and to invalidate the raw truth of what these families endure every single day.
• What we saw was grotesque...