Val Demings

Thank you again to the chair of the Law Enforcement Caucus. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez).

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 15 as National Police Week. Established in 1962 by a joint resolution of this body, National Police Week pays special recognition to…

We do know that the Mueller report concluded that the collusion, the obstruction from the president and his enablers was sweeping and systematic.

if we really all do believe that no one is above the law, then they should, they must -- I agree with your former guest -- they must be prosecuted.

no one is above the law, up to and including the president of the United States.

We started the Mueller investigation out, I had the utmost confidence in Director Mueller and his team. I had little confidence in William Barr, but that little confidence suddenly went to zero when he stepped on the stage the day of the…

if it was you or me or your ordinary John or Mary, they would be prosecuted.

I am seriously considering running, Jonathan. I have received calls and texts and messages from people all over the state asking me to run, because they feel that they are not represented.

President Trump consistently proposed significant cuts to the DHS preparedness grant programs that if enacted would have resulted in the tremendous loss of important homeland security capabilities.

I think it is important that these grant programs and applying to receive funds is more accessible and 'user-friendly' for smaller or more rural emergency responder departments.

I look forward to working with the Biden administration to ensure that DHS preparedness grant programs continue to maintain robust funding.

These grant programs were created following one of the Nation's darkest moments, the September 11 terrorist attacks.

UASI funding is particularly critical to the Congressional district I represent, Florida's 10th.

Rather than foreign radical extremism being the predominant threat, it is now domestic terrorism, a fact evidenced by the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

To see a former police officer being led away in handcuffs certainly gets everyone`s attention. But you better believe it gets the attention of the men and women who do that job.

the men and women in blue... remember that the oath that they take... is an oath to the United States Constitution that is designed and built to protect citizens.

It’s interesting to see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle support the police when it is politically convenient to do so.

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Congressman Alcee Hastings. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said: ``The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in…

I am hoping that the Senate sees this today's verdict, this strong verdict guilty on all charges. They will see this as a springboard if you will, for them to present the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act and pass it and get it done.

we need to hold America to its promise in all systems.

the verdict today sent a strong message. You know, it sent a message that we're, you know, we may not be the America that we need to be. But the verdict today signals that we can be that America that we are supposed to be.

justice has prevailed. But this is not a happy day.

The 'what's next' is to get the George Floyd Policing in Justice Act passed.

But as the president says, when the police failed to protect the community, they must be held accountable.

this is not an anti-police prosecution. It’s a pro-police prosecution.