Frank Pallone: “I want to thank not only the chairman and the ranking member, who are here today, but also the gentleman from Texas (Mr.…”

“I want to thank not only the chairman and the ranking member, who are here today, but also the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) and the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt) for their support in bringing this bill to the floor, the bill, S. 1026, to name the Long Branch, New Jersey, post office after a hero, Detective Sergeant Pat King. Let me start out, Mr. Speaker, by saying that Long Branch is my hometown. I have lived there my entire life. The post office that will be named after Sergeant King is a post office that I have been going to since I was a little boy and a post office where my grandfather actually worked as a letter carrier. I also knew Sergeant King personally, and I know his mother and his entire family. As was mentioned, on November 20 of 1997, Sergeant Pat King was killed by a career criminal from out of State who made his living promoting prostitution and selling drugs. On this particular day, the assailant went gunning for a police officer, any police officer. He was not looking specifically for Pat King, but he found Pat King, and Sergeant King was killed because he was wearing an officer's uniform.”