WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered remarks as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to pass the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. Sen. Cruz introduced and is leading the bipartisan legislation with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). This bill speeds up benefit determinations for public safety officers by amending the existing Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program.
Please see below for excerpts and highlights from Sen. Cruz's opening remarks as delivered:
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