John Rutherford: “I am here tonight to celebrate Police Week, the National Police Week celebration for the police officers who have given…”

“I am here tonight to celebrate Police Week, the National Police Week celebration for the police officers who have given their lives in service to their communities. This is a very bipartisan hour that we are going to have, and I am glad and proud to have with us here on the same side Josh Gottheimer from New Jersey who is, without a doubt, I think, one of the most supportive of our law enforcement officers in the Chamber. I have always enjoyed working with Josh. Mr. Speaker, I will begin with this quote: ``As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence and disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality, and justice.'' That is the first line of the Law Enforcement Officer's Code of Ethics, a code every officer whose name is etched into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial lived and died by. Today, I rise to honor the 363 fallen officers whose names were added to the wall this year, including 10 officers from Florida.”