Legislative

Massachusetts Coalition of Police

Office of Legislative Affairs

Kenneth J. Scanzio, Legislative Committee Chairman

71 Janice Lane

North Attleborough, Massachusetts 02760

Telephone: (508)-695-4267

Fax: (508)-699-6202

NAPO Letter to United States Senate Appropriations Committee on Byrne Grant  / JAG Funding

Bi-partisan United States Senate Letter of support to the Appropriations Committee for Byrne Grant  / JAG Funding

NAPO PRESIDENT TOM NEE TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE

On Wednesday, May 23, 2007, NAPO President Tom Nee testified before on the Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs regarding the role of the federal government in helping
communities prevent and respond to violent crime.  Mr. Nee addressed three issues in his
 testimony that are of increasing concern to NAPO and law enforcement: the decrease in
funding for vital Department of Justice state and local law enforcement assistance programs
witnessed over the past several years; the additional duties taken on by local law
enforcement agencies in the post-9/11 era; and finally, the recent increase in crime rates
experienced by communities nationwide.  He called on the federal government to reverse
the downward spiral in support of state and local law enforcement grant programs and to
recognize the important impact having more police on the streets has on crime.

NAPO was the sole law enforcement organization invited to speak on behalf of rank-and-file
 enforcement before the Congress. Click here for the full testimony.

Legislative Agenda for 2007 - 2008 For the Massachusetts Coalition of Police