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May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several bills in the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee to curtail international drug trafficking into the United States and combat the opioid epidemic facing our nation. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) shepherded these bills through the House and praised the passage of these bills in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “The United States currently faces an unrelenting opioid epidemic that claims thousands of lives each year.
May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved several bills in the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee to curtail international drug trafficking into the United States and combat the opioid epidemic facing our nation. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) shepherded these bills through the House and praised the passage of these bills in the statement below. Chairman Goodlatte: “The United States currently faces an unrelenting opioid epidemic that claims thousands of lives each year.
May 10, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved two bills to protect law enforcement officers’ lives by reauthorizing the bulletproof vest program and by ensuring officers are able to defend and protect themselves on and off-duty. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) praised the passage of these bills in the statement below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “This week, we honor our nation’s law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
May 10, 2016
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May 10, 2016
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May 10, 2016
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.
May 10, 2016
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.
May 10, 2016
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.
May 10, 2016
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.
May 10, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R.