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[Pages S5239-S5240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COMMEMORATING THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER'S 50TH
ANNIVERSARY
Mrs. LOEFFLER. Madam President, I come to the floor today to ask the
Senate to pass a resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center--known as FLETC--that is
headquartered in my home State of Georgia. This is the center that
trains Federal law enforcement officers whom President Trump has
directed to help restore law and order in communities across our
country faced with dramatic increases in violence.
As part of Operation Legend, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals
Service, and Homeland Security have been deployed to Kansas City,
Chicago, Albuquerque, and Detroit to reduce alarming and rising levels
of violent crime across America. Sadly, our brave women and men of law
enforcement are under attack. Rioters have physically assaulted law
enforcement--throwing rocks at them and more, causing countless
injuries.
It is clear that the recent surge in violence has been driven in part
by a lack of leadership from leftwing politicians who refuse to
prosecute crime and who endorse defunding the police. They are clearly
intent on politicizing and demonizing our law enforcement.
Today, I am asking the Senate to recognize the critical centers that
train these dedicated officers. For half a century, FLETC has trained
the next generation of highly qualified law enforcement. Headquartered
at the former Glynco Naval Air Station in Georgia, FLETC has been
instrumental in getting violent criminals off the streets and
protecting our communities for five decades.
Every year, FLETC trains nearly 70,000 officers from 95 Federal law
enforcement agencies, as well as State, local, and Tribal law
enforcement agencies. This includes agents from FBI, DEA, ATF, Customs
and Border Protection agencies, and others. It includes the Secret
Service, Park Police, and U.S. Capitol police officers who keep all of
us here safe every day.
In Georgia, FLETC is a cornerstone of our coastal community where
agents train in a mock town complete with banks, shops, and hotels to
mimic real-world scenarios. There are other programs in cyber
terrorism, active shooter threats, and financial forensics.
FLETC Director Thomas Walters recently said: ``FLETC is the only
institution in the U.S. that has the capability and capacity to train
the new Federal officers that will replace thousands of officers that
retire from Federal law enforcement in a typical year.''
At a time when law enforcement is under more scrutiny, more pressure
than ever, it is important that we take this opportunity to recognize
the hard work that goes into training and preparing our Federal law
enforcement officers, particularly in my home State of Georgia.
Madam President, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent
that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 668, submitted
earlier today.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 668) commemorating the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center's 50th Anniversary.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution.
Mrs. LOEFFLER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed
to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider
be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action
or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 668) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
(The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
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