Josh Gottheimer: “Finally, it will help departments provide mental health resources for their officers and include strong accountability…”

“Finally, it will help departments provide mental health resources for their officers and include strong accountability measures. These are critical steps we must take. Going forward, I will continue to fight for additional equipment and training our officers need to protect our communities. The bottom line: You can't cut or defund your way to safer communities and better police departments. It is about investing to protect. We must always get the backs of those who risk their lives every day to protect us. Again, I thank Sheriff Rutherford for his leadership, law enforcement unions for working so hard on this legislation, and all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle for putting country first and getting this legislation to the floor.”