[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 165--RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES, CONDEMNING CALLS TO ``DEFUND'' THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND 
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AND REJECTING PARTISAN ATTEMPTS TO 
            DEGRADE PUBLIC TRUST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

  Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 165

       Whereas, on April 5, 2023, former President Donald J. Trump 
     (referred to in this preamble as the ``former President'') 
     called for Congress to defund the Department of Justice and 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       Whereas congressional allies of the former President have 
     agreed that Congress should limit funding for the Department 
     of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       Whereas this baseless broadside against Federal law 
     enforcement agencies is just the latest subjugation of law 
     and justice to the parochial legal and political goals of the 
     former President and his allies;
       Whereas the United States is a nation of laws, bound 
     together by the simple principle that no person is above 
     those laws, not even a former president;
       Whereas Federal law enforcement agencies, led by the 
     Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, work tirelessly every day to promote the 
     general welfare and pursue justice in the United States;
       Whereas the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation work every day to investigate and prosecute 
     offenses involving sex trafficking, child pornography, 
     terrorism, violent crime, money laundering, cybercrime, 
     fraud, and much more;
       Whereas Congress must reject calls to compromise the 
     safety, livelihood, and well-being of individuals in the 
     United States in an effort to shield select political leaders 
     from accountability;
       Whereas a failure to reject partisan efforts to ``defund'' 
     Federal law enforcement agencies will endanger individuals in 
     the United States;
       Whereas, in fiscal year 2022, the Department of Justice and 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation--
       (1) investigated and prosecuted 490 defendants for 
     terrorism and secured the convictions of 280 defendants;
       (2) investigated and prosecuted 19,107 defendants for 
     violent crime and secured the convictions of 17,924 
     defendants;
       (3) investigated and prosecuted 1,164 defendants for money 
     laundering and secured the convictions of 1,350 defendants; 
     and
       (4) investigated and prosecuted 680 defendants for 
     healthcare fraud and secured the convictions of 477 
     defendants;
       Whereas, in fiscal year 2022, the Department of Justice and 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation returned $476,677,364 in 
     assets to victims; and
       Whereas law-abiding individuals across the United States 
     depend on the good work of the Department of Justice and the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation to promote public safety and 
     the general welfare: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes and appreciates the dedication and devotion 
     demonstrated by the men and women of Federal law enforcement 
     agencies who keep the communities of the United States and 
     the United States safe;
       (2) condemns calls to ``defund'' the Department of Justice 
     and Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
       (3) rejects partisan attempts by former President Donald J. 
     Trump and his allies to degrade public trust in Federal law 
     enforcement agencies for attempted political or legal 
     benefit.

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