Temple University announces $1.039 million in funding for public safety

Welcome back into Philadelphia Live. I'm Judah Murray. We hear that Temple University's public safety program is getting a big donation and bringing the check to campus is Congressman Boyle speaking right now. I want you guys to take a listen in. This is happening right now, live. In this way, after such a successful stint at Drexel University. So, as I was saying, making sure that Temple University has the resources it needs to fulfill its public mission and serve its students and serve our community. It's incredibly important to me, and one aspect that is incredibly important, of course, is public safety. I'm proud to stand here with the brave men behind me, or men and women, who wear the uniform as Temple University police officers. They serve in, let's be honest, what can sometimes be a challenging, broader environment. I don't have to remind... Anyone who wears the uniform, as a Temple University police officer, what the risks are. Let us never forget the name of Christopher Fitzgerald and his sacrifice and the sacrifice of his beautiful family. One of the times that I've been here is to talk about his passing, his, frankly, his murder, the way he sacrificed his life. For others, so proud that a post office that I happen to not only have in my congressional district, but happens to be a post office I personally use, now has the name, the Officer Christopher Fitzgerald Post Office, a fitting tribute to one of our heroes. So the reality is, it's a challenging job to provide the safety that the students and faculty and staff and surrounding residents... Of this university and adjacent neighborhoods that they have come to expect and deserve. You can't build a great university in the heart of Philadelphia if people don't feel safe. So I feel that as part of my job as a member of Congress, this isn't just voting on laws and voting on policy, but frankly, it is to bring home as many resources as I possibly can. And I am not shy about that. I will fight and have fought tooth and nail. So that we get as many resources as we need. The reality is, I represent one of the more working class districts that we have in our nation. People work hard, play by the rules, and frankly are just getting by paycheck to paycheck. So I take every opportunity I can. To bring home as many resources as possible, and I'm happy that come January 3rd, I will be in a new position as chairman of the budget committee. And I will absolutely be utilizing that new position to bring home even more than I can for our city and its residents. And so to that end, I am proud to announce, as you see here, a check for just over $1 million. $1,039,000, to be exact, to aid Temple University in its mission of providing public safety. This is, as I mentioned, really important funding that will help these brave folks. Excuse me, folks. I apologize. I'm working my way through it. These resources will help these brave folks. Do the important work that they do, and so that you don't have to hear me and my raspy voice any longer. I'm going to turn it over to President Frey, who will talk a little bit more about what these funds will be used for. Thank you. All right, before the university's president takes over, we want to jump back in here. Again, a little over a million dollars coming the way of Temple University's public safety department. I've been keeping an eye on our live stream chat. We've got another person saying Temple U definitely needs more safety around that area. Keep the comments coming on in. And questions as well.