Bill Pascrell: “I thank Congressman D'Esposito for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am always proud to stand and support our brave law…”

“I thank Congressman D'Esposito for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am always proud to stand and support our brave law enforcement officers who suit up every day. That is especially true during National Police Week. This year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will add 282 names of officers who have died in the line of duty. I am thinking of my good friend, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik. A dedicated public servant, we will never forget his sacrifices that made our community a better place. As the longtime co-chair of the Law Enforcement Caucus, I know any successful effort to fund and support the police must be bipartisan. I am deeply disappointed to see law enforcement politicized these last several years. We must stand united against all attacks on police, not just certain attacks, all attacks. That includes our brothers and sisters working for Federal agencies, too, who many times are forgotten. When I say all attacks, I mean attacks on January 6, 2021. Mr. Speaker, you don't need a cannon on the front lawn of the Capitol of the greatest country in the world to say there are actions against our police and law enforcement. Of course, there was no cannon on the front lawn that day. This is Police Week. This is Police Week that can be any week in our society. It should be every week, the respect that we show for those people who protect our lives day in and day out.…”