Orrin Hatch: “I rise to comment on amendment No. 32, which would restore $500…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2003

I rise to comment on amendment No. 32, which would restore $500 million in funding for the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, the Byrne Grant Program. There is no question we all agree on the importance of maintaining adequate funding for the Byrne Grant Program. The Byrne Grant Program does much to enhance State and local law enforcement, providing critical grants which are needed to fight violent and drug-related crime. In the last year alone, over $4 million was awarded to State and local law enforcement agencies in Utah to fight violent and drug-related crime. As many of my colleagues, I was extremely disturbed to learn the resolution we have before us today contains absolutely no funding for the Byrne Grant Program. Obviously, it is not in the interest of supporting local law enforcement for that situation to stand.

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Orrin Hatch

Republican · Utah

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Discussing the importance of funding for the Byrne Grant Program during a Senate floor debate.

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Orrin Hatch: “I rise to comment on amendment No. 32, which would restore $500 million in funding for the Department of Justice's…”

Editor's note · Context