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Article: HOUSE PASSES REP. VISCLOSKY'S BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT ACT

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September 26, 2008
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Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind. (1st CD), issued the following news release:

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6045, Congressman Pete Visclosky's Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008, a bill to help law enforcement officers purchase life-saving bulletproof vests, by an overwhelming vote of 404 - 2. The bill reauthorizes a Department of Justice grant program created by Visclosky in 1998 that provides law enforcement officers with assistance in purchasing protective equipment.

"Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, so we owe it to them to help them stay safe," said Visclosky. "I created the Bulletproof Vest ...

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