WASHINGTON, D.C.— During National Police Week in Washington, D.C., Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sat down for a brief interview with Kyle Reyes, owner of the 1776 Project and Law Enforcement Today, at the White House. Discussing the prospect of terminating taxes on overtime, AG Bailey was fulsome in his endorsement, calling the reform “enormously critical.”
Bailey, whose tenure has been punctuated by significant legal battles with the Biden Administration alongside peers such as Texas AG Ken Paxton, and Louisiana’s Attorney General-turned-Governor Jeff Landry, was straightforward in addressing his focus in the coming year describing it to Reyes as “supporting the president's agenda to make America safe again.”
Alluding to the priorities set by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bailey told Reyes, “General Bondi has laid out a clear revision of how to execute on the president's plan, and that starts with supporting law enforcement and victims' rights.”
According to the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Trump Administration's policy to eliminate taxes on overtime wages will work out to an effective individual tax cut of between $1,400 and $1,750 per year for most American workers. The predominance of overtime in law enforcement should cause an even more pronounced effect for officers.
As reported by Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a May 19th press conference that the proposed reform would be "for our nurses, our police officers, and all those who work overtime to make ends meet across our country."
Asked about the popular reform, Bailey told Reyes, “I think that's enormously critical. Recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers across municipal, county, and state governments are a real challenge right now. And so, the kind of provision that the president is supporting is critical to being able to meet the operational needs and ensure public safety.”
Addressing the partnership of local, state, and federal law enforcement across the country in light of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association's (FLEOA) involvement with National Police Week, Reyes asked how Bailey sees that cooperation continuing.
Bailey replied, “Well, I think it continues to grow by getting back to the good work that was done during the first Trump administration, which means catching the criminals and locking them up for the maximum... period allowable under the law.”
He concluded, “There's no substitute or replacement for the investigation and prosecution of the wrongdoers,” telling officers across the country simply: “God bless you. Stay safe. You're in our thoughts and prayers.”
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Bailey, whose tenure has been punctuated by significant legal battles with the Biden Administration alongside peers such as Texas AG Ken Paxton, and Louisiana’s Attorney General-turned-Governor Jeff Landry, was straightforward in addressing his focus in the coming year describing it to Reyes as “supporting the president's agenda to make America safe again.”
Alluding to the priorities set by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bailey told Reyes, “General Bondi has laid out a clear revision of how to execute on the president's plan, and that starts with supporting law enforcement and victims' rights.”
According to the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Trump Administration's policy to eliminate taxes on overtime wages will work out to an effective individual tax cut of between $1,400 and $1,750 per year for most American workers. The predominance of overtime in law enforcement should cause an even more pronounced effect for officers.
As reported by Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a May 19th press conference that the proposed reform would be "for our nurses, our police officers, and all those who work overtime to make ends meet across our country."
Asked about the popular reform, Bailey told Reyes, “I think that's enormously critical. Recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers across municipal, county, and state governments are a real challenge right now. And so, the kind of provision that the president is supporting is critical to being able to meet the operational needs and ensure public safety.”
Addressing the partnership of local, state, and federal law enforcement across the country in light of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association's (FLEOA) involvement with National Police Week, Reyes asked how Bailey sees that cooperation continuing.
Bailey replied, “Well, I think it continues to grow by getting back to the good work that was done during the first Trump administration, which means catching the criminals and locking them up for the maximum... period allowable under the law.”
He concluded, “There's no substitute or replacement for the investigation and prosecution of the wrongdoers,” telling officers across the country simply: “God bless you. Stay safe. You're in our thoughts and prayers.”
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