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,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,ezell 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4
 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1  
,mr4 ,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1  
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mrs4     
,radewag51 ,mr4 ,coll9s1 & ,mr4 ,riley (
 ,new ,york7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t  
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
,am]ica's law en=cem5t pr(essionals4    
,:]eas m ?an #hjj1jjj law en=cem5t      
(fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates risk _! lives  
daily to s]ve & protect _! communities2 
,:]eas ! law en=cem5t (fic]s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates p]=m _! difficult & dang]\s job  
honorably & pr(essionally1 ) ! ov]:elm+ 
majority ( ,am]icans hav+ a positive    
op9ion ( _! int]actions ) police2 ,:]eas
 innovative & d$icat$ ef=ts by law      
en=cem5t (fic]s successfully br\ght d[n 
crime rates ov] ! pa/ ?ree decades f !  

hi/oric highs exp]i5c$ 9 ! #aiijs2      
,:]eas !re are n[ ov] #bd1jjj names (   
,am]ica's fall5 law en=cem5t h]oes li/$ 
on ! walls ( ! ,national ,law ,en=cem5t 
,(fic]s ,memorial dat+ back to ! fir/   
dea? 9 ! l9e ( duty 9 #aghf2 ,:]eas !   
environm5t = (fic]s has become          
increas+ly m ho/ile & _! safety hav+    
become m prec>i\s1 ) ov] #gi1jjj law    
en=cem5t (fic]s hav+ be5 assault$ by    
crim9als 9 #bjbc1 ! highe/ (fic] assault
 rate 9 ! pa/ #aj ye>s1 & #a1jee (fic]s 
hav+ be5 %ot dur+ ! pa/ ?ree ye>s1 #agb 
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty2 ,:]eas m ?an      
#b1ejj law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates h di$ 9 ! l9e ( duty dur+ ! pa/  
decade2 ,:]eas law en=cem5t (fic]s      
typically enc\nt] betwe5 #djj & #fjj    
traumatic ev5ts dur+ _! c>e]s1 comp>$ ) 
?ree or f\r = ! 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 o!r ,am]ican
 work]s2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( full-"t ,/ate 

& local (fic]s dropp$ by #e4c p]c5t     
betwe5 #bjai & #bjba1 ! equival5t (     
ne>ly #cg1jjj few] (fic]s1 leav+ beh9d a
 dang]\sly l[ level ( sworn (fic]s to   
s]ve & protect our communities2 & ,:]eas
 support+ law en=cem5t (fic]s ) !       
equipm5t1 tra9+1 & fund+ ne$$ to protect
 ,am]ican communities f crim9al viol5ce 
has long receiv$ ov]:elm+ public support
 f across ! political spectrum3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 highly  
respects & values our ,nation's law     
en=cem5t pr(essionals2  7#b7 greatly    
appreciates all t !y d to protect & s]ve
 our communities2  7#c7 rememb]s &      
honors ^? (fic]s & families :o h        
exp]i5c$ a dea? or injury 9 ! l9e (     
duty2  7#d7 calls = increas$ measures to
 be tak5 to maximize ! safety & well-be+
 ( our (fic]s1 includ+ m polic+         
p]sonnel1 improv$ tra9+ & equipm5t1 t\gh
 p5alties = assault+ or kill+ a law     
en=cem5t pr(essional1 & increas$ m5tal  
heal? res\rces = (fic]s2 &  7#e7 calls  
on all levels ( gov]nm5t to ensure t our

 law en=cem5t pr(essionals receive !    
support & res\rces ne$$ to keep ,am]ica 
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