{"id":571712,"date":"2021-06-23T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571712"},"modified":"2021-06-23T13:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T17:06:25","slug":"hawley-introduces-legislative-agenda-to-hire-100000-new-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-introduces-legislative-agenda-to-hire-100000-new-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley Introduces Legislative Agenda To Hire 100,000 New Police Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawley-introduces-legislative-agenda-to-hire-100000-new-police-officers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photo-By-Tom-Williams-PoolGetty-Images-2121232-e1624465392315.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"32.879149210442\">\n<p>Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a legislative agenda Wednesday to hire 100,000 new police officers across the U.S. by rolling out a list of bills that would benefit police.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley\u2019s office sent out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/senator-hawley-introduces-legislative-agenda-hire-100000-new-police-officers-keep-american-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">release<\/a> outlining nine bills that would increase the penalties for assaulting federal officers, grant local communities the support to hire an additional 100,000 additional law enforcement officers, increase penalties for damage to federal courthouses and much more. The legislative agenda would try to help officers\u2019 morale as Police departments are <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/06\/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-department-metropolitan-police-department-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">struggling with budget cuts over recruitment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican families aren\u2019t safe, but they deserve to be. And they can be if we will act. This is not the time to defund the police or vilify them, but to support the brave men and women in blue \u2013 and put more of them on the streets. Immediately,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/josh-hawley-calls-anthony-fauci-step-down-full-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hawley<\/a> said in a statement. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/06\/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-department-metropolitan-police-department-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Police Departments Say Budget Cuts Are The Reason They\u2019ve Been Unable To Hire New Officers)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here Are The Topics Hawley Plans On Covering:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100,000 New Law Enforcement Officers<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to provide grants to local communities to support hiring an additional 100,000 additional law enforcement officers to protect American families.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Law Enforcement in the Line of Duty<\/strong>: a bill to increase maximum penalties for assaulting federal officers by 50%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Federal Judges, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Officers from Violence and Doxing<\/strong>: a bill that directs DOJ, together with DHS, to develop programs to protect the privacy and personal information of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Federal Law Enforcement Officers from Doxing<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to double the penalty for doxing federal law enforcement officials and other federal officials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Federal Courthouses and Judges<\/strong>: a bill to increase penalties for damage to federal courthouses and unauthorized access to areas where federal judges work, reside, or visit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Promoting Concealed Carry Rights for Law Enforcement Officers<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to amend the\u00a0<em>Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act<\/em>\u00a0(LEOSA) to extend concealed carry rights to federal judges and prosecutors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Further Expanding Support for Police Officers<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to expand Senator Hawley\u2019s previously passed \u201cSupporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act of 2019,\u201d by increasing funding for family services, stress reduction, suicide prevention, and other programs for federal officers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Law Enforcement from Targeting<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to create a separate criminal offense for targeting someone based on their status as a law enforcement officer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protecting Law Enforcement from Ambush<\/strong>:\u00a0a bill to increase criminal penalties for ambushing enforcement officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/21\/jen-psaki-joe-biden-brennan-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rising crime to gun violence<\/a> Monday before President Joe Biden\u2019s speech about his \u201ccrime prevention strategy.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/21\/jen-psaki-joe-biden-brennan-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden Feels Rise In Crime Is A Result Of Gun Violence, Psaki Says)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crime has continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/21\/gun-violence-homicides-gangs-police-2021-portland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spike<\/a> across the U.S. since Biden took office, including mass shootings and gun violence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Missouri Sen. 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