03/01/2011
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"I wanted to hold this hearing here in Delaware because our State has a strong history of working together with its federal partners to deliver safer communities for our citizens."
"9/11 taught us that the old way of doing business, when each police department, law enforcement, or intelligence agency acted as an island unto itself was counterproductive and, indeed, in the context..."
"It is an honor to convene this hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary."
"This legislation has provided state and local police with the funding they need to hire or retain officers who would otherwise have to be let go due to budget challenges."