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Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Program, or BVP, has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions a total of $393 million in federal funds for the purchase of over one million bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest grant program is a critical resource for state and local jurisdictions that has been proven to save lives. We must be sure that our law enforcement officers are protected from the risks inherent in the job. In 2016 alone, there have been 17 police officers killed by gunfire.

Chairman Goodlatte: Since 1999, the Bulletproof Vest Program, or BVP, has awarded more than 13,000 jurisdictions a total of $393 million in federal funds for the purchase of over one million bulletproof vests. The bulletproof vest grant program is a critical resource for state and local jurisdictions that has been proven to save lives. We must be sure that our law enforcement officers are protected from the risks inherent in the job. In 2016 alone, there have been 17 police officers killed by gunfire.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5052, the Opioid Program Evaluation Act, or OPEN Act, is a bill that will require an evaluation of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant Program that will be authorized by H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 5052, the Opioid Program Evaluation Act, or OPEN Act, is a bill that will require an evaluation of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant Program that will be authorized by H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.

Chairman Goodlatte: International drug traffickers are profiting off the misery of American citizens, including our children.  In recent years, our nation has experienced an epidemic of opioid abuse.  A significant part of that epidemic involves the trafficking of illicit heroin across our borders, and into our communities and homes.  Every Member in this chamber today has heard a heartbreaking story about a constituent, or a constituent’s child, who has been lost to this scourge. The irony, Mr.

Chairman Goodlatte: International drug traffickers are profiting off the misery of American citizens, including our children.  In recent years, our nation has experienced an epidemic of opioid abuse.  A significant part of that epidemic involves the trafficking of illicit heroin across our borders, and into our communities and homes.  Every Member in this chamber today has heard a heartbreaking story about a constituent, or a constituent’s child, who has been lost to this scourge. The irony, Mr.