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July 19, 2023
Chief Eddie Garcia, “Public Hearing on Retroactivity,” Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the United States Sentencing Commission

February 23, 2023
Chief Kathy Lester, “Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines-Compassionate Release,”
Statement of Kathy Lester, Chief of Police, Sacramento, California, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the United States Sentencing Commission

June 15, 2022
Chief Jeri L. Williams, “Protecting America’s Children From Gun Violence,”

Statement of Jeri L. Williams, Chief of Police, Phoenix, Arizona, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate

June 8, 2022
Commissioner Joseph A. Gramaglia, “The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic,”
Statement of Joseph A. Gramaglia, Police Commissioner, Buffalo, New York, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

May 17, 2022
Chief Orlando Rolón, “Creating a More Resilient Nation: Stakeholder Perspectives”
Statement of Orlando Rolón, Chief of Police, Orlando, Florida and Eastern Region Representative, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

March 31, 2022
Major Cities Chiefs Association, “Examining Civil Rights Litigation Reform, Part 1: Qualified Immunity,”
Statement for the Record, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 8, 2022
Chief Eddie Garcia, “Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era”
Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives

March 1, 2022
Chief Eddie Garcia “Federal Support for Preventing and Responding to Carjackings”
Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate

October 7, 2021
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “20 Years After 9/11: Examining Communications Challenges”
Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Miami, Florida, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

March 23, 2021
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Constitution and Common Sense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence”
Statement of Art Acevedo, Houston Chief of Police and MCCA President before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate on March 23, 2021.

July 2020
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Respect for Law Enforcement and the Rule of Law”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice on July 22, 2020.

June 2020
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Police Use of Force and Community Relations”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate on June 16, 2020.

February 2019

MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Preventing Gun Violence: A Call to Action”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States House of Representatives on February 6, 2019.

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