Today, we’re approaching the end of this year's National Police Week.
So, I come to the floor to talk about what Congress can do to support the brave men and women who protect us.
In a few moments, I’ll go to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where I am Chair, to take up eight bills that I’ve worked out with Ranking Member Durbin and members of the committee – in other words, bipartisan bills.
Each of these bills supports law enforcement and gives law enforcement critical tools to protect us Americans.
For example, one of these bills protects first responders from accidental exposure to fentanyl.
Another bill reauthorizes the task force that helps keep our children safe online.
A third bill bolsters the [Public Safety Officers’ Benefits] program to protect first responders' loved ones, should they bravely sacrifice themselves in the line of duty.
That’s just a sampling of the list of bipartisan bills that we’ll be considering today.
So, I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for taking this National Police week seriously – very seriously.
I’ve always backed the blue, and that’s why I’ve set these eight bills on the committee’s agenda.
Once these bills are reported out of Committee, I’m committed to moving them through the Senate expeditiously and I assume [from] their bipartisan sponsorship that we’ll have bipartisan support on the floor of the United States Senate.
So, I call on my colleagues then to join me in supporting our law enforcement community by passing my police week bills as quickly as possible.
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