[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]




                       INVEST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

  (Mr. PHILLIPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Speaker, my friends, this National Police Week, 
instead of helping communities recruit and train the next generation of 
principled police officers, we voted to let officers buy their 
department's retired handguns, and we voted on a nonbinding resolution 
opposing defunding the police.
  So many of us here are willing and ready to work together to address 
the problems that I hear about when I meet with our police chiefs and 
police officers. In fact, my bipartisan Pathways to Policing Act has 
been endorsed by law enforcement and is still awaiting action on this 
floor.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get 
to work and legitimately invest in law enforcement. Let's stop creating 
campaign slogans and start working on congressional solutions like my 
Pathways to Policing Act to ensure safety, security, and justice for 
all.

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