[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SECURITY FOR ALL FEDERAL JUDGES

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, yesterday, I opposed the Supreme Court 
Police Parity Act.
  I fully support expanded security for Supreme Court Justices and 
their families. I also firmly believe that those expanded protections 
must apply to all Federal judges and their families--that is right, all 
Federal judges and their families--who face similar threats with less 
protective resources.
  The safety of our Federal judiciary is a very personal issue for New 
Jersey. Two years ago, the only child of U.S. District Judge Esther 
Salas was murdered by a man who had previously appeared before her 
court.
  This bill was an opportunity to improve protections for all Federal 
judges. Sadly, the Senate abdicated its responsibility when it ignored 
calls for the inclusion of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and 
Privacy Act, introduced by my colleague Mikie Sherrill and Senator 
Menendez, in this bill.
  Democrats are committed, as is every member of the New Jersey 
delegation, to ensuring that all Federal judicial officials and their 
families are safe.

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