WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the House of Representatives passed legislation that included $670,000 in funding for a project to upgrade Woodbury Police Department’s in-vehicle, body-worn, and interview room cameras. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN). The bill now goes to the Senate for final passage. 

“This project will help upgrade the Woodbury Police Department’s technology, ensuring our law enforcement officers have the tools they need to keep our communities safe. The project is now one key step closer to completion,” said Klobuchar. 

“Every day police officers leave their own families to go to work and protect their communities. Thanks to this federal funding, the Woodbury Police Department will replace old in-vehicle and body-worn cameras,” said Smith. “This investment will promote the efficiency of the departmental procedures as well as public safety for Woodbury’s residents.” 

Klobuchar and Smith have been actively involved in securing this federal funding for projects benefiting communities across the state through a process called “Congressionally Directed Spending” (CDS). During the CDS process, Klobuchar and Smith have considered project proposals and advocated for funding in close coordination with leaders from across the state.

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