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“I would certainly be remiss if I did not extend my commendation to the gentleman from New York and to my good friend and colleague from Puerto Rico for their leadership and their service in bringing this legislation to the floor, also and more especially to Chairman Smith and our ranking member, Mr. Conyers, for their support in bringing this bill to the floor for consideration. Madam Speaker, I fully support the fundamental purpose of this bill, which is to create and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 50 States and the U.S. territories in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured in the line of duty. This program is similar to the Silver Alert public notification system, which broadcasts information about missing persons, especially seniors with Alzheimer's disease; or the America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response, known mainly as the AMBER Alert, a public notification system about a missing child. {time} 1650 Similarly, the intent of this legislation is to expeditiously apprehend the offenders that kill or hurt law enforcement officers. Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect and to serve the public. Each year, hundreds of law enforcement officers are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. On average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty every 53 hours.…”