,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4   
,vance 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ support = ! law 
en=cem5t (fic]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4      
,:]eas m ?an #hjj1jjj law en=cem5t      
(fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates risk _! lives  
daily to s]ve & protect _! communities2 
,:]eas !re are m ?an #bc1jjj fall5 law  
en=cem5t (fic]s honor$ on ! walls ( !   
,national ,law ,en=cem5t ,(fic]s        
,memorial1 dat+ back to #aghf1 :5 ! fir/
 law en=cem5t (fic] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
di$ 9 ! l9e ( duty2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! #b   
ye>s prec$+ ! date ( adoption ( ?is     
resolution1 m ?an #hjj law en=cem5t     
(fic]s di$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! l9e (  
duty1 ! highe/ numb] ( su* dea?s ov] a  
#b-ye> p]iod 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas "s politicians & int]e/  
gr\ps h respond$ to ! risks fac$ by law 
en=cem5t (fic]s ) calls to defund or ev5

 aboli% law en=cem5t ag5cies across !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas defund+ law       
en=cem5t ag5cies or o!rwise demoraliz+  
law en=cem5t (fic]s w make x m difficult
 = (fic]s to int]v5e 9 dang]\s          
situations & high-risk neighborhoods2   
,:]eas a law en=cem5t (fic] w typically 
enc\nt] betwe5 #djj & #fjj traumatic    
ev5ts dur+ ! c>e] ( ! (fic]1 comp>$ ) #c
 or #d traumatic ev5ts enc\nt]$ by !    
av]age citiz52 ,:]eas ! unusually high  
numb] ( traumatic ev5ts exp]i5c$ by law 
en=cem5t (fic]s has contribut$ to a #ed 
p]c5t high] suicide rate among (fic]s   
?an among individuals 9 o!r jobs2 ,:]eas
 ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has confirm$ t !re  
is no /ati/ically significant diff]5ce  
betwe5 ! rates at :i* major racial &    
e?nic gr\ps are /opp$ 9 police-initiat$ 
int]actions2 ,:]eas ! innovative &      
d$icat$ ef=ts ( law en=cem5t (fic]s h   
successfully br\ght d[n crime rates f   
hi/oric highs2 ,:]eas ! defund & defame 
! police movem5t t began 9 #bjbj has--  

7#a7 co9cid$ ) a dramatic rise 9        
homicides & o!r viol5t crimes 9 cities &
 t[ns across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7   
caus$ ! ret5tion & recruitm5t ( sworn   
law en=cem5t (fic]s to drop to a        
dang]\sly l[ level1 ) curr5t numb]s %[+ 
few] law en=cem5t (fic]s p] resid5t ?an 
at any o!r "t dur+ ! #be-ye> p]iod      
prec$+ ! date ( adoption ( ?is          
resolution2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj-- 7#a7      
#fj1aje law en=cem5t (fic]s 7 assault$  
by crim9als1 result+ 9 #ah1fcc injuries2
 &  7#b7 ! numb] ( arre/s made by law   
en=cem5t (fic]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
dropp$ to #g1fcj1jjj1 a #bd p]c5t       
r$uction f #bjai & ! fewe/ numb] ( su*  
arre/s 9 #be ye>s2 ,:]eas #gb p]c5t (   
law en=cem5t (fic]s survey$ are less    
will+ to /op & "q suspici\s individuals 
?an !y 7 be=e #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! rhetoric  
associat$ ) ! defund & defame ! police  
movem5t has creat$ an increas+ly dang]\s
 environm5t = law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 :i*1
 9 #bjbb alone1 #cca (fic]s 7 %ot1 #fb (
 :om 7 %ot fatally2 & ,:]eas support+   

law en=cem5t (fic]s ) ! equipm5t1 tra9+1
 & fund+ ne$$ to protect communities 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates f crim9al viol5ce has    
long receiv$ ov]:elm+ public support f  
across ! political spectrum3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 highly respects
 & values ! law en=cem5t (fic]s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & greatly appreciates all 
t ^? (fic]s d to protect & s]ve _!      
communities2  7#b7 rememb]s & honors law
 en=cem5t (fic]s :o h exp]i5c$ a dea? or
 injury 9 ! l9e ( duty & ! families ( ^?
 (fic]s2  7#c7 calls = increas$ measures
 to be tak5 to maximize ! safety &      
well-be+ ( law en=cem5t (fic]s1 includ+ 
improvem5ts relat+ to ! ret5tion &      
recruitm5t ( (fic]s1 improv$ tra9+ &    
equipm5t = (fic]s1 t\gh] p5alties =     
assault+ or kill+ an (fic]1 & increas$  
m5tal heal? res\rces = (fic]s2  7#d7    
/rongly condemns ! misguid$ & disa/r\s  
movem5t to defund & defame ! police2 &  
7#e7 calls on all levels ( gov]nm5t to  
ensure t law en=cem5t (fic]s receive !  
support & res\rces ne$$ to keep all     

communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates safe4