Political Quotes

“I would like to thank my friend, Congresswoman Kat Cammack from Florida, for her organization of this Special Order tonight. Madam Speaker, I know that these Special Orders go long, and I know quite often the person who is sitting in the Speaker's chair quite often focuses on whatever is going on on their cell phones, but I really hope that you are paying attention tonight because my district is right across from yours. Last year, two families in my district received the call that every law enforcement family just dreads--a call informing them that their loved ones will not be returning home. On August 4, Brooklyn, Illinois, Police Officer Brian Pierce Jr. was deploying spike strips on a bridge during a car chase. He was hit and fatally injured by the fleeing vehicle. Brian was only 24 years old. On October 26, we lost Pontoon Beach, Illinois, Police Officer Tyler Timmins. He was tragically killed while investigating a stolen vehicle at a gas station. Tyler was only 36 years old, Madam Speaker, and a 14- year veteran of the force. He left behind his wife, Linsey, whom he had just married 1 month before as well as his daughter, Chloe. Sadly, their families are not alone in their pain. In 2021, 73 officers were killed in the line of duty--the highest number in 26 years. The liberals at the Federal law level, at the State level, and at the local level push to defund police, Madam Speaker.…”