Political Quotes

“I rise in support of the en bloc package which contains my amendment that corrects what I perceive as an oversight of past Congress'--Federal death and disability compensation for police and fire chaplains. Under current law, the family of any Federal, State, or local public safety officer killed in the line of duty is entitled to a one-time $100,000 Federal benefit. My amendment expand this coverage to include families of police and fire chaplains killed in the line of duty so that they can receive these well-deserved death benefits. This provision will not cost very much money because there has only been one such documented death in the last 20 years of a police chaplain. Should, then, this rare occurrence take place, the families of these courageous men and women under my amendment will be treated the same as other public safety officers. I can think of nothing more important than spending this money on someone who has paid the highest price to public service--their lives. These chaplains will have the assurance of knowing that their loved ones will be taken care of with the one-time $100,000 Federal death benefit.”