Standing With Law Enforcement
One of the promises I made to the people of Long Island when I came to Congress was to work to keep our communities safe and protect our heroes in law enforcement. Now more than ever, it is important that we support our brave men and women in law enforcement by ensuring they have the resources needed to keep our communities safe. As such, I vehemently oppose all efforts to defund the police.
I believe there is a direct correlation between major cities defunding the police and spikes in violent crime across the country. As violence runs rampant in American communities, homeland security is being degraded because defunded police departments do not have sufficient resources for counterterrorism operations. New York City has 500 fewer detectives this year because of budget constraints. This results in higher crime and slower response times. Budget cuts and bail reform are wreaking havoc in New York. Because of bail reform, 50% of criminals who were arrested for shooting someone are put back on the streets and 9 of 10 people who are arrested with firearms are released the next day, according to officials. In August, I held a roundtable with members of the Nassau, Suffolk, and NYC law enforcement community to hear directly from officers on the front lines.
Here’s how I’m fighting to keep our communities safe:
- H.R. 6264 – Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2021
- H.R. 6375 – COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2022
- H.R. 5797 – Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act
- H.R. 1210 - Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) Reform Act
- H.R. 1690 – Defending our Defenders Act
- H.R. 2314 – Protect Our Police Act
- H.R. 2936 – Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
- H.R. 1085 - To award three congressional gold medals to U.S Capitol Police
- H.R. 962 - Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
- H.R. 903 - Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021
- H.R. 275 - To establish National Commission to investigate the Capitol attack
- H.R. 1833 – DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2021
- H.R. 1850 – Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
- H.Res. 283 - Establishing a “Bill of Rights” to support U.S. law enforcement personnel
- Sent a letter from RM Katko and RM Granger of House Appropriations to GAO requesting an investigation of the Biden Administration’s suspension of wall system construction contracts funded by bipartisan Congressional appropriations.
- Sent a letter Secretary of Transportation and the Director of the CDC to raise the COVID vaccination priority of port workers and merchant mariners from ‘Phase 1(c) – Other Essential Workers’ to ‘Phase 1(b) – Frontline Essential Workers’
- Sent a letter to the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services regarding migrant travel and the ongoing crisis at the Southern border
- Sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra regarding oversight of a massive, sole source contract to nonprofit Family Endeavors, Inc.
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