[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORT SAFER COMMUNITIES

  (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the President is out 
here in these streets cutting funding for programs that support a lot 
of things Americans care about: Survivors of sexual assault, programs 
that offer mental health care for police officers and keep hotlines to 
victims of crime open, programs that assist law enforcement in rural 
communities, provide guidance on finding safe housing, and offer care 
and counseling for children facing abuse.
  Mr. Speaker, local organizations have been sounding the alarm of what 
these cuts would mean for our communities, and today I am joining them. 
In some situations, these services are make or break, and we just can't 
let our communities and our neighbors down.
  Mr. Speaker, this week is Police Week, and if the President is truly 
supportive of safer communities, he should quit cutting funding for 
programs that work to keep them that way.

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