Rep. Stauber introduces bill to fund better training for police officers

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) reintroduced legislation designed to fund better training for police officers.

Further, the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act would increase the number of body cameras and provide grants to police departments to help implement community policing best practices.

“While I am proud to reintroduce the JUSTICE Act, legislation that offers pragmatic solutions to enact change in police departments nationwide, I am disappointed this legislation was not passed last Congress. Instead, Democrats continuously blocked my efforts to bring it to the House Floor, even though an overwhelming majority of the provisions included in the JUSTICE Act received bipartisan support in the past,” Stauber, a former police officer for over 20 years, said.

Stauber first introduced the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives during the last Congress, but it did not get approved.

“As the American people continue to grapple with an economic crisis and complex social issues, they are desperately calling for their leaders to work together and put forward commonsense solutions that will unify and move this nation forward. The JUSTICE Act would do just that, so I hope Congressional Democrats finally abandon partisanship and help pass this critical piece of legislation,” Stauber said.