KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new proposed bill honoring fallen Kansas City firefighter/paramedic Graham Hoffman aims to protect first responders from violence.
Hoffman, a three-year veteran of the Kansas City Fire Department, died after being stabbed by a patient during an ambulance transport on April 27.
The Graham Hoffman Act, introduced by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), would make any assault on a police officer, firefighter or EMS provider a federal crime…