Today, June 24th, 2022, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) released the following statement after voting NO on the Safer Communities Act:

“Making schools safer and protecting our students is a top priority of mine in Congress. However, I have major concerns with the scope of this legislation. Providing government bureaucrats with access to individual’s private health records is tremendously concerning and should be replaced by strengthening the NICS system by alerting about past criminal behavior without giving the government access to mental health records. I am also extremely concerned with the clear lack of due process in this legislation that would provide an incredible disadvantage to those without the financial means to hire an attorney.

I believe that there are better solutions to protecting our communities, including legislation I have introduced and support to allow states to use unused COVID relief funds for school safety measures and increasing access to enhanced mental health services.”

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