I'll work with law enforcement agencies to ensure our police officers are defended, not defunded. We must provide the tools needed to combat rising crime rates, fight human trafficking and opioid abuse
Defend police officers and ensure law enforcement has the tools it needs.
Occurrences
I’ll work with law enforcement agencies to ensure our police officers are defended, not defunded. We must provide the tools needed to combat rising crime rates, fight human trafficking and opioid abuse, and keep our communities safe.
Evidence
“$1,200,000 to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office equipment and body-worn cameras” and “$474,842 to the Lincoln Police Department for the purchase of cruisers.”
Flood said the FY26 funding bills included community project funding and that the package awaited Senate action before becoming law.
Flood said, “Law enforcement are the backbone of safe communities” and that Nebraska had been doing work on “recruitment and retention efforts for police.”
The Congressional Record for May 12, 2026 includes references by MIKE FLOOD in the context of the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall and law enforcement personnel.
Assessments
The promise is broad, but the strongest concrete evidence shows Flood secured or publicly claimed inclusion of federal funds for local law-enforcement equipment, body-worn cameras, and police cruisers. That is a tangible step toward ensuring law enforcement has tools it needs. However, the record provided does not show a broader enacted policy to 'defend police officers' or comprehensive fulfillment of the full promise. Some evidence also indicates the FY26 funding package was still awaiting Senate action at one point, which weakens a full-delivery finding. Overall, there is meaningful but limited delivery in office, so partial is the best fit.