Political Quotes

“As was said, we gathered over the last few days and will continue to gather this week for National Police Week to honor men and women throughout this great Nation who have worn the uniform, who kissed their loved ones good-bye and never came home, people like Detective Jonathan Diller, heroes like Patrick Rafferty, like Paul Tuozzolo. I actually met with Eileen Rafferty and Lisa Tuozzolo today, two women who didn't know each other but who have now formed a beautiful bond--not a bond out of happiness but a bond from losing their husbands on the streets of New York City, both to illegal firearms, murdered and taken from this world because they wore the uniform. Lisa and Eileen made their trip to Washington, D.C., this week from New York not by train, not by bus, not by air, but by bike. They pedaled from Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. They pedaled their way here to Washington, D.C., and arrived at the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. They did it to continue to honor their husbands. They did it with other line-of-duty families who are honoring their loved ones. That is what this week is about. It is about raising awareness of the dangers that members of law enforcement face each and every day. It is about raising awareness of the fact that, in places like New York, Democrats have made the jobs and the lives of law enforcement less safe. We heard it from the widow of Jonathan Diller, who was pleading during her eulogy for elected officials to do something. Mr.…”