Biden urges local leaders to boost public safety spending


              President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
            
              President Joe Biden walks back to the Oval Office past Attorney General Merrick Garland after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
            
              President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
            
              President Joe Biden calls on reporters for questions after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding. Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and Kansas City, Mo., Police Department Police Chief Joe Mabin listen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden urges local leaders to boost public safety spending