Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this week we are honoring the service and sacrifice of Americans who serve us as police. May 15 to May 21 is National Police Week, and Americans all across this country will be recognizing those who serve and have served in police departments in communities from coast to coast. Law enforcement personnel and their families will also be coming together to hold memorials for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in the line of duty. National Police Week holds special significance to me because for the 6 years I served as county executive in New Castle County, DE, I was responsible for a police force that worked hard day and night to keep our community safe. Every year in May, I would gather with our law enforcement officers, with the Fraternal Order of Police, which so ably represented them, with the families of those who had served, and with the families of the one member of our law enforcement community, the New Castle County Police, who had been killed in the line of duty. I often had differences with the Fraternal Order of Police in my 6 years of leadership, but I will tell you, they were great and tireless partners in standing up for the working men and woman who kept us safe each and every day. They kept us focused on officer safety, and they kept us focused on providing for them the equipment and the training and the support they so richly deserve.…”