Dave Min
Representative for California · Democratic · United States
“At UC Irvine, Chief Griffin's leadership helped the UCI Police Department implement initiatives that have set new standards for safety, accountability, and public trust.”
“At UC Irvine, Chief Griffin's leadership helped the UCI Police Department implement initiatives that have set new standards for safety, accountability, and public trust.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4424] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING LIZ GRIFFIN (Mr.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4424] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING LIZ GRIFFIN (Mr.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Trump administration to consider reversing its reckless and dangerous terminations of Forest Service employees. I represent an area in Orange County that is prone to the same types of wildfire risks that we saw devastate Los Angeles not too long ago. We are about a month or two away from fire season.”
“That is why we rehired so many of the very same people that DOGE tried to fire in the first place due to the inefficiency, the gross incompetence of Elon Musk and the people who are working with him. This administration is also lying about retaining employees to help fight fires on the ground.”
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“At UC Irvine, Chief Griffin's leadership helped the UCI Police Department implement initiatives that have set new standards for safety, accountability, and public trust. Her work has expanded public access to safety data, helped implement the community safety plan, strengthened partnerships across campus, and increased the representation of women in the policing workforce. Under her leadership, UCIPD also earned national accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, placing it among the top 10 percent of university policing agencies nationwide. Chief Griffin's legacy will continue at UCI and across the University of California system. I thank her for her dedication, hard work, and service. I wish her the very best in retirement. ____________________”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4424] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING LIZ GRIFFIN (Mr. MIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of University of California, Irvine Chief of Police Liz Griffin. After more than 33 years of serving her community in law enforcement, including 7 years serving Irvine, Chief Griffin is retiring. Throughout her career, Chief Griffin has led with integrity, transparency, and a deep commitment to community-centered policing.”
“At UC Irvine, Chief Griffin's leadership helped the UCI Police Department implement initiatives that have set new standards for safety, accountability, and public trust. Her work has expanded public access to safety data, helped implement the community safety plan, strengthened partnerships across campus, and increased the representation of women in the policing workforce. Under her leadership, UCIPD also earned national accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, placing it among the top 10 percent of university policing agencies nationwide. Chief Griffin's legacy will continue at UCI and across the University of California system. I thank her for her dedication, hard work, and service. I wish her the very best in retirement. ____________________”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4424] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING LIZ GRIFFIN (Mr. MIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of University of California, Irvine Chief of Police Liz Griffin. After more than 33 years of serving her community in law enforcement, including 7 years serving Irvine, Chief Griffin is retiring. Throughout her career, Chief Griffin has led with integrity, transparency, and a deep commitment to community-centered policing.”
“I urge Congress to intervene, reverse these cuts, and stop this administration from putting more Americans in harm's way.”
“That is why we rehired so many of the very same people that DOGE tried to fire in the first place due to the inefficiency, the gross incompetence of Elon Musk and the people who are working with him. This administration is also lying about retaining employees to help fight fires on the ground. Around 75 percent of those who were let go had firefighting experience, and now we are having to rehire some of them. This is what happens when you have 21-year-old hackers named ``Big Balls'' deciding how to cut our agencies as opposed to experts who know what they are doing. The incompetence of DOGE and Elon Musk is exposing Californians and millions of people around the country to unprecedented danger. We have to do something about it before it is too late.”
“They are understaffed, underresourced, and underpaid. We need more funding to protect our communities from megafires. Instead, this administration is choosing to strip our key first responders in the U.S. Forest Service of resources that make millions of Americans safer, including the ones I represent in Orange County. Let's be clear, if we are looking for efficiency, this is the opposite of efficiency. There is nothing efficient about firing essential public safety officials right before fire season. These are the people we deploy to try to clear the brush. They are the first responders who alert our fire departments of early onset wildfires before they become deadly multibillion-dollar disasters.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge the Trump administration to consider reversing its reckless and dangerous terminations of Forest Service employees. I represent an area in Orange County that is prone to the same types of wildfire risks that we saw devastate Los Angeles not too long ago. We are about a month or two away from fire season. We have had a number of fires similar, but smaller in scope, to the one that just hit Los Angeles due to the Santa Ana winds that come through our area in southern California every year and also due to drier conditions because of climate change and droughts. We know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and so we need to have these types of resources in place. As wildfires grow more and more intense, as the risks of wildfire become more and more ubiquitous, our firefighters are tired.”