Roy Blunt: “across the country this week and as is evident in the Nation's Capital, people are honoring men and women who serve in…”

“across the country this week and as is evident in the Nation's Capital, people are honoring men and women who serve in law enforcement. If you are visiting the Capitol this week, you will see more law enforcement officers in many different uniforms than you would have expected to see, unless you are already here for law enforcement week. When the Presiding Officer and I came to the Senate, Senator Coons from Delaware came at the same time. We started the bipartisan Senate Law Enforcement Caucus. It is a privilege for me to speak during law enforcement week as we honor those in law enforcement and to speak on behalf of Senator Coons and myself at a time when we think it is particularly important to recognize what law enforcement officers do. I want to talk a little bit about the law enforcement officers who lost their lives this year in the line of duty. Too many law enforcement officers around the country have lost their lives or have been fatally injured in the line of duty. Three law enforcement officers in Missouri were killed in the line of duty in the past year. The Clinton Police Department lost two of those officers--Officers Gary Lee Michael, Jr., and Christopher Ryan Morton. Miller County Deputy Sheriff Casey Shoemate also lost his life. Deputy Shoemate was killed last month while responding to a structure fire. He was in a fatal car accident. He served at the Miller County Sheriff's Office for 1 year.…”