Justice & Law Quote by Alan Autry

The line lands like a campaign promise written in block letters: action verb, moral urgency, and a convenient villain offstage (the fickleness of federal budgets). Coming from Alan Autry, an actor-turned-mayor, it reads as a performance of competence as much as a policy statement. “Lobby tirelessly” is political cardio talk: the point isn’t the details of appropriations, it’s the image of a leader who never clocks out. For an audience anxious about crime, that stamina signals protection.

The craft is in the coalition-building. “In cooperation with other mayors around the country” borrows legitimacy and scale. It frames local policing as a national consensus rather than a discretionary local choice, shifting responsibility upward: if the money dries up, blame Washington, not City Hall. Autry also avoids saying what federal programs often require in return - reporting mandates, hiring conditions, political trade-offs. “Insure” (likely meant as “ensure”) functions the same way: it’s the language of guarantees without admitting uncertainty.

“Recently added police officers” is the emotional payload. “Recently” implies momentum; “added” implies growth; “our” makes the officers feel like a shared civic asset. Subtext: cutting funding would mean layoffs, weaker safety, betrayal of progress. Contextually, it echoes the era when federal grants helped expand local forces, letting mayors claim toughness without immediately raising local taxes. It’s a neat political two-step: be the face of public safety, outsource the bill.