Saratoga, New York – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today hosted a virtual roundtable with North Country sheriffs to provide a legislative update and hear from these law enforcement leaders on working together to support law enforcement and keep our communities safe.
“This morning, I hosted a roundtable with County Sheriffs from New York’s 21st District to discuss my support of law enforcement officers and hear their top priorities and concerns,” Stefanik said. “I stand strongly with our Sheriffs in opposition to New York's dangerous bail reform policies, and I strongly oppose any efforts to defund the police. Thank you to all of our local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers and their families who put their lives on the line to serve our communities every single day.”
Stefanik was joined by sheriffs from St. Lawrence, Herkimer, Lewis, Saratoga, and Franklin Counties.
Stefanik has always backed the blue and opposed any and all calls to defund the police. She is a proud co-sponsor of:
- The Back the Blue Act to authorize funding for more officer hiring and salary increases for state and local law enforcement,
- The Local Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2021 to incentivize states to provide robust qualified immunity to law enforcement officers,
- The Law Enforcement Officer Equity Act to guarantee police officers across the federal government receive their full retirement benefits,
- The Patrick Underwood Law Enforcement Protection Act to increase penalties for assault on a federal officer in U.S. Code by heightening fines and establishing mandatory imprisonment for assault with a deadly weapon,
- The David Dorn Act, which doubles the maximum imprisonment for rioting to 10 years and establishes a mandatory fine of $1,000,
- The Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act to protect officers by allowing the United States to prosecute the murder of a federal officer that occurs outside the U.S., which was passed into law, and
- The JUSTICE Act, the Republican alternative to Nancy Pelosi’s Defund the Police legislation.
- Stefanik also co-led the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act, which would authorize $10 million in annual anti-recidivism grant funding to incentivize states and localities to invest in law enforcement.
