In this case, it was Covid. Police officers who got Covid and died had difficulty proving it was a line of duty death. We passed legislation to make sure those families get the benefits. I've worked in bipartisan ways and within my own party to make sure we get resources to our police officers. I don't need lectures about the urgency of this. (34:45–34:50)
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