[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FUNDING SMALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, this week, National Police Week, is a special 
time to recognize the courage and sacrifice of police officers in my 
district and across the country.
  Police chiefs have shared their challenges with me, from difficulties 
with recruitment and retention to the high costs of modernizing their 
equipment and technology.
  That is why I am cosponsoring the Invest to Protect Act that funds 
small police departments, like many in Pennsylvania-07, to help with 
retention and training, small departments like this one in Weatherly, 
Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
  It is why I voted to institute stricter consequences for assault of 
law enforcement officers and voted to memorialize fallen officers 
killed in the line of duty.
  It is why I am opposing the extreme GOP budget proposal to cut by 23 
percent the number of local law enforcement agencies receiving Federal 
funding. That is why I am proposing that we increase funding for public 
safety programs.
  Police officers put their lives on the line to keep us safe every 
single day. They deserve our thanks and our support, but they also 
deserve the Federal resources that they need to modernize and retain 
their officers. I will keep working to ensure they have those 
resources.

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