Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and honor the police officers across our country. As we commemorate National Police Week, I can't help but think about the barrage of attacks that our LEOs have come under in recent months and years. Police officers have constantly been vilified by the media and those in leftwing politics for just simply doing their jobs. It is a job that comes with significant challenges and dangers and is often thankless, at best. At this time, I would like to thank my colleagues here today for joining me for this Special Order to honor our heroes in blue. I would like to take the opportunity to thank our police officers all across this Nation for their work and sense of duty. They walk the beat and meet people at their worst moments, all while maintaining professionalism and a steadfastness to the rule of law. This is a job that affects not only the individual officer but their entire family. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters worry if their loved ones will return home from a shift. This fear is very real and very raw. As the wife of a first responder, I, too, have felt this fear and dread as my husband, Matt, drives to a SWAT call-out. Too often, these brave men and women in uniform don't make it back after that shift. They pay the ultimate price for their bravery, and their families are left to pick up the pieces. Just this year alone, we have lost too many brave officers in the line of duty.…”