Bill Lee: “Finally, let me just say we need to stop starving our critical Federal programs. We need to protect our communities in…”

“Finally, let me just say we need to stop starving our critical Federal programs. We need to protect our communities in crisis and drive scientific breakthroughs in the future. In committee, I sponsored an amendment along with Ranking Member Lowey to increase COPS Hiring funding and also introduced an amendment to require jurisdictions receiving Byrne-JAG grants to put their officers through training to better work with diverse communities that they protect and serve. Congressman Lacy Clay has championed this idea, and later in this debate we will enter into a colloquy regarding this important issue, and I want to thank the chairman and ranking member for their support.”