In Congress, I will do what I have always done; fight to get the NYPD the funding they need, work to create common sense legislation that supports law enforcement, not criminals and do anything I can to honor and support any member of law enforcement and their families when an injury or death occurs in the line of duty.
Fight to secure funding for the NYPD, advance legislation that supports law enforcement, and support officers and their families after a line-of-duty injury or death.
Occurrences
Evidence
Malliotakis announced and introduced H.R. 8796, the Federal Halo Act, during National Police Week. The bill would create a 15-foot safety buffer around federal law enforcement officers after a warning, with criminal penalties for people who knowingly cross the line to interfere, threaten, or harass officers.
The House appropriations materials list Malliotakis-requested community project funding for the Fire Department of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Correction, the Richmond County District Attorney, and Staten Island Shomrim Safety Patrol, including NYPD-related law-enforcement equipment and security projects in her district.
The House resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty lists Ms. Malliotakis among the Members who submitted it, and it expressly honors officers killed or injured in the line of duty and their sacrifice.
Assessments
Malliotakis took same-term federal actions matching major parts of the promise: she introduced law-enforcement safety legislation, sought community project funding for New York public-safety and law-enforcement-related needs, and joined a resolution honoring officers killed or injured in the line of duty. However, the record provided does not show that NYPD funding was actually secured, that the Federal Halo Act or comparable legislation passed, or that concrete benefits for officers' families after line-of-duty injury or death were enacted. Because the promise included fighting and advancing legislation, these serious efforts merit partial credit rather than a finding of no delivery.