Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the men and women serving as first responders in our communities across southwest Michigan. These brave individuals put on their uniforms every morning with no guarantee that they will make it back home. We must remember there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop these days. The tragic reality is that our police and law enforcement officers are being targeted and killed at an alarming rate. Yesterday, here at the Capitol and in Michigan, we honored those who have fallen in the line of duty while serving our communities, including Berrien County Deputy Sheriff Elton C. Stover, Officer Scot A. Beyerstedt with the Mattawan Police Department, and, more recently, Ryan Joseph Proxmire with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Over the last several years, increased support for the defund the police movement and antipolice legislation has led to a complete lack of appreciation for the work officers do every day. I support these men and women serving our communities, as do the vast majority of us here in Congress, and I thank them for their efforts to make southwest Michigan a safer place and an even better place to call home. President Biden's Immigration Policies Wreaking Havoc”