Standing with Law Enforcement and Protecting Public Safety
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Standing with Law Enforcement and Protecting Public Safety
- Ted fought to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
- Ted led congressional investigations of how anti-American groups like Antifa exploit peaceful protests and use political violence.
- Ted co-authored the bipartisan law that will reopen cold cases from the Civil Rights era to give justice to victims and their families.
- Ted led Senate efforts to honor the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Lone Star State’s premier law enforcers, the Texas Rangers.
- Ted unabashedly spoke out against cries to “Defund the Police.”
- Ted stood to protect law enforcement officers by introducing legislation to increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and legislation criminalizing fleeing from law enforcement officers or agents in a high-speed chase.
- Ted introduced The Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, to allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and pull taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary cities.
- Ted and Colleagues introduced the Back the Blue Act to provide law enforcement with more options for self-defense.
- Ted introduced the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act to protect border patrol agents, local law enforcement, and border communities.
- Ted re-introduced the Securing Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act to improve school security and access to mental health resources.
- Ted co-introduced the Safe Kids, Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2022 to dedicate billions to make schools and communities safer.
- Ted co-sponsored a bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses.
