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Better. the one thing we're not going to do is we're not going to fail to support our police. that's why i introduced the back the blue act to make sure that violence against the police is unacceptable no matter what the circumstances are. if you commit a homicide of a law enforcement officer, you'd be subject to the death penalty. i think that message is really important. >> yeah. absolutely. senator cornyn, thanks for taking time with us and hearing from you directly. >> thank you. >> gillian: john? >> john: gillian, officials taking action on a state-sponsored hijacking. wait till you see h...

Family members. there's been backlash against this crazy idea of defunding the police and recognizing the importance of defending the police. make sure you don't have to mass retirements and difficulty retaining place. they serve in a critical position in our communities. we need to make sure that we build the deficit of trust that does exist in some communities. >> gillian: i want to ask you about -- when it comes to the violent crime surge, you've introduced this back the blue act. is the epidemic of gun violence and homicides in the u.s. something that you and your senate colleagues are tal...

By U.S. Representative Rodney L. Davis (IL - 13) issued the following announcement on May 13. U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) re-introduced H.R. 3131, the David Dorn Back the Blue Act, in the House to raise police officer salaries and hire more police officers. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) and others are also co-sponsors of the legislation. “I’m proud to support the men and women of law enforcement in Congress,” said Rep. Davis. “They have a tough job, and we should be doing everything we can to support them. We can start by increasing funding for l...

By U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following announcement on May 13. In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Representatives Mike Bost (IL-12) Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) recently introduced the David Dorn Back the Blue Act. The bill would authorize $15 billion through the U.S. Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement agencies hire and retain officers. It is named in honor of David Dorn, a retired St. Louis Police captain, who was killed on June 2, 2020, while protecting a friend’s store during a violent night of rioting in St. L...

Legislation would boost police salaries, numbers FacebookTwitterEmail Congressmen Rodney Davis and Darin LaHood have re-introduced House Resolution 3131, known as the David Dorn Back the Blue Act, to call for raising police officer salaries and hiring more officers. The act would authorize $15 billion through the Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement departments boost personnel. In addition, it would give pay raises to officers by allowing recipients to use federal funds to raise the salaries of officers up to 110% of the local median earnings and would exclude cities ...