Hal Rogers: “The local law enforcement block grants go through no State government. They go directly from here to their local police…”

“The local law enforcement block grants go through no State government. They go directly from here to their local police force, to their local sheriff, to their community police force. There is nobody in between. They can use it as they see fit in their application for the grant. I know the incidence of gangs on Long Island is increasing constantly; and I know if we had more prosecutors, we could work with the local communities and actually get these young people off the streets because they have possession of guns. With that being said, I think that we should be doing more and more, as much as we can do, and get tough on gun crime. This is one part of what a lot of us believe in on enforcing the laws that are out there. And with that, we do need this money.”