Important because it is about more than just handing out dollars and vests. It ensures all vests are compliant with National Institute of justice safety standards. Only the federal government has the resources to do that level of analytical work. Its no more reasonable for us to expect every state to have their own National Institutes of health to do Cancer Research or for every state to have a National Institute of highway traffic safety. Having one coordinated National Program to ensure that these bulletproof vests are as effective as possible as saving the lives of the men and women of Law Enforcement just makes sense. In my view, the denial of a federal role where it is necessary and efficient would take us back to the articles of confederation, a very cramped nairnd roand narrow view of ours government. The truth is plain. Without this program, we leave Police Officers without lifesaving vests in the line of fire, in the line of duty. And for us to fail to stand up for them when t
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