Law Enforcement and Community Safety
When I speak with my constituents, they tell me their families do not feel safe anymore due to an increase in crime in their communities. To ensure community safety, we must remove the red tape that ties our law enforcement hands.
As a former judge and prosecutor, I support our men and women in blue and I strongly oppose “defund the police” rhetoric and policies. I have seen firsthand the vital role our police play in our criminal justice system and in ensuring our friends and families can live in a safe community. We must support our police officers while also ensuring prosecutors and local officials fully enforce the law.
I will always support legislation that fully funds our law enforcement and equips them with the resources they need to keep our streets and communities safe.
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More on Law Enforcement and Community Safety
Washington, D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the administration’s unlawful use of parole to allow record numbers of inadmissible aliens into the United States.
Washington, D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced H.R. 5082, the Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology (REPORT) Act to help end the online exploitation of children. The original cosponsors of the bipartisan bill include Reps. Susie Lee (D-NV-03), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) questioned former DHS acting Secretary Chad Wolf and former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, Rodney Scott at the Homeland Security Committee Hearing entitled, “Open Borders, Closed Case: Secretary Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty on the Border Crisis.”
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), alongside House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), released a preliminary report outlining why an investigation into the conduct of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is necessary. This report presents the facts of the unprecedented crisis at not only our Southern border but our maritime and Northern borders.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. This legislation will make improvements to American border security and combat illegal immigration by bolstering infrastructure and technology, increasing the number of Border Patrol agents, and strengthening current law to protect unaccompanied children from human trafficking, among others. This legislation passed the House 219-213.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Laurel Lee (R-FL) and David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bicameral Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets (OPIOIDS) Act to assist law enforcement in collecting information on fentanyl and fentanyl-like substances. This legislation will increase training for state and local law enforcement officers, update systems used for drug tracing, and provide federal grants for training and resources to stop secondary drug exposure to first responders.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), questioned Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, regarding our nation’s border crisis. Particularly, Rep. Lee demanded answers on what the administration is doing regarding the exploitation and trafficking of children at our southern border.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) introduced the National Human Trafficking Hotline Enhancement Act alongside Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL).
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15) joined Fox News on Sunday with Eric Shawn and Arthel Neville to discuss the House Homeland Security Committee’s border hearing and the Biden Administration’s failed policies.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL) participated in the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing highlighting our nation’s fentanyl crisis. Just recently in Polk County, authorities seized 11 pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill 2.7 million people.