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David Cay Johnston: “I am specifically speaking to the issue of the local law enforcement block grants. It is my understanding that in the…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1996
I am specifically speaking to the issue of the local law enforcement block grants. It is my understanding that in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the authority to enforce felony crime statutes is vested solely in the Commonwealth Police Department. It is also my understanding that when the committee took up this provision that the committee did not intend to preclude the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Police Department, the only law enforcement agency with the authority to enforce our felony crime statutes, from being eligible for community policing funds. Is my understanding correct that the committee was unaware of this specific circumstance with respect to Puerto Rico?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia
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Discussing local law enforcement funding and its implications for Puerto Rico during Senate floor debate.

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