Supporting Local Law Enforcement
New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the country, thanks to our dedicated law enforcement officers. To ensure our communities remain secure and that we take on the real challenges we face, Chris has supported and funded our law enforcement and first responders. He has also worked to return significant federal resources to the Granite State to keep our friends, families, and neighborhoods healthy and safe.
Chris has worked across the aisle to secure critical public safety funding and resources. He voted for millions in federal funds to hire and retain police officers and first responders and helped communities acquire modern firefighting safety equipment. He also secured direct support for local departments to procure new communications technology and gunshot detection systems, build modern emergency operations centers, and upgrade dashboard and body cameras.
Chris appreciates the job that our law enforcement officers do every day at the local, state, and federal levels and believes ICE should enforce our laws professionally. However it is clear that the federal government cannot continue to operate in a way that impedes local law enforcement, erodes trust, and puts communities at risk. Chris has introduced legislation to redirect ICE’s $75 billion slush fund to local law enforcement to improve public safety.
Chris introduced legislation to fund training and accreditation for local police departments to maintain high professional standards, implement best practices, and strengthen community relations. After listening to local chiefs and community leaders, Chris wrote the bill to invest in and upgrade the physical infrastructure for police, EMS, and fire departments without passing those costs on to local taxpayers.
After years of advocacy, Chris’s legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs was signed into law to help get deadly drugs off our streets and bring traffickers to justice. Chris has fought for increased funding to provide lifesaving substance misuse treatment, address homelessness, and expand access to mental health resources.