NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY

On 2026-01-08, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered foreign policy, defense. It referenced legislation: S95.

NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S95] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, tomorrow, January 9, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. For 365 days a year, but especially tomorrow, we offer our gratitude to our country's men and women. When you meet one of them, you should say: Thank you for your work. Thank you for keeping the peace. With President Trump's support, law enforcement nationwide is making America safer. This year, violent crime is down 12 percent and murders across our major cities are down 20 percent. Record amounts of dangerous drugs like fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and heroin have been seized and, thankfully, are off our streets due to the hard work of law enforcement's very courageous work. I am proud to back the blue. I am also grateful for their work to maintain the peace. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee this year, I have continued my work to support law enforcement in Iowa but also nationwide. In that role, I worked with Senate Republicans and the White House as part of the Working Families Tax Cut law signed by the President on July 4, securing historic support for the Byrne JAG and COPS Programs for local police as well as efforts to combat drug trafficking. Additionally, four bipartisan bills the Judiciary Committee passed during Police Week in May became law with the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. These new laws will expand access to Federal support for law enforcement and their families and help State and local law enforcement combat online child exploitation. The National Defense Authorization Act also expanded counterdrone authorities for State and local law enforcement agencies using language that was based on legislation that I worked on in a bipartisan way with the senior Senator from Michigan. We should all look forward, but I want you to know that I look forward to working further with my colleagues this year to support police in a bipartisan way. We are very fortunate that this type of legislation is mostly bipartisan in the Congress. To all those who have selflessly answered the call to keep our communities safe, I say thank you. May God bless you and may God protect you as you go about your work of protecting the American people. I yield the floor. ____________________