[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3259-H3260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    CELEBRATING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, National Police Week is our opportunity

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to slow down a little bit and recognize those officers that put it on 
the line for us each day, each week, each month, and each year.
  They face a lot of obstacles that they encounter in their efforts 
just to keep us safe and keep criminals off the street and hopefully 
prosecuted.
  When I first entered into the political realm as a candidate, I met a 
deputy one time who was so frustrated with the state of the criminal 
justice system at that point.
  He told me that he was aggravated that those that he arrested would 
beat him home from being released before he could even get the 
paperwork done.
  As we see the situation with prosecutors not prosecuting and with a 
revolving door in our jail system, we really need to dig deep and not 
only thank our officers but also pass legislation that supports them in 
their efforts to do what we ask them to keep the streets safe and not 
have ridiculous defund the police efforts happening in some of these 
blue cities. Indeed, they are feeling the regret of defunding them at 
this time.

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