WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026. This critical legislation would amend the existing PSOB program to speed up benefit determinations and extend benefits to additional public safety officers. Representatives Dave Min (D-CA-47) and Randy Weber (R-TX-14) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Public safety officers risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. When tragedy strikes and an officer loses their life or becomes permanently disabled in the l...