[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    CELEBRATING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate National Police Week.
  This week comes at a time when Republicans have spent the past year 
trying to cut local law enforcement budgets to the bone. Current 
Republican Study Committee plans threaten to cut funding for nearly 
30,000 law enforcement jobs nationwide.
  Our police forces perform their duties with great honor and courage. 
However, Republican efforts to defund our local police will only make 
their jobs harder.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support COPS funding and ask 
them to please cosponsor our bipartisan legislation that equips our law 
enforcement with the tools they need to adequately address the ongoing 
mental health crisis in the field, our jails, and our prisons. H.R. 
3501, the Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response 
Act, will provide funding to law enforcement at all levels for 
responding to behavioral health crises.
  Our Nation has a severe mental health crisis. Law enforcement 
officers are often the first to respond. It is vital for them to have 
all the right tools and training to manage sensitive incidents safely 
and effectively.
  Mr. Speaker, I send a big salute to our dutiful law enforcement 
officers in northwest Ohio and across our Nation, who we value.

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