I know public safety is top of mind for many Americans right now. I’m pleased to report that we have accomplished a great deal of public safety reform this year – including:

• The Invest to Protect Act, which provides funds for small and midsize police departments and invests in officer safety, de-escalation, and domestic violence response training.


• The Mental Health Justice Act, which helps Americans experiencing mental health crises. This bill invests in trained mental health professionals who can respond to 911 calls from those in distress.


• The Break the Cycle of Violence Act, which can prevent crime from happening in the first place. This legislation invests in violence intervention and prevention programs that can stop the cycle of violence.


• And, the VICTIM Act, which will help law enforcement solve gun crimes and homicides. This bill hires and trains detectives and victim support personnel to investigate crimes and support victims.

These four pieces of legislation are critical to our efforts to improve public safety in San Diego and across the nation and I strongly support the work we’ve done to rise above partisan politics and make real progress on these issues.

As always, I would like to hear your thoughts on these measures and the work we have left to do. It’s important to me that we stay in touch about what Congress is working on – so your feedback and input is truly appreciated.

You can respond directly to this email.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Scott