Hank Johnson: “A large metropolitan law enforcement agency with the consent of the governed has the ability to purchase whatever…”

“A large metropolitan law enforcement agency with the consent of the governed has the ability to purchase whatever equipment they need, but the bottom line is the civilian authorities get to decide, and the taxpayers pay for it. But there should not be a supply line directly from the battlefield to a local law enforcement agency without consent of the governed and with the governed having to bear the cost of unnecessary equipment, as well as its misuse that contributes to the decline and confidence in law enforcement. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”