Brandon Williams: “To the Hoosock family and to the Jensen family, I promised that those two would be honored by our Nation, that they…”

“To the Hoosock family and to the Jensen family, I promised that those two would be honored by our Nation, that they would be honored in this esteemed place, and that you too would be recognized and honored. Mr. Speaker, I thank them for honoring us with their presence. I am grateful to each Representative who spoke this evening. Somber times like these invite us to reflect and to take a closer look at many things that so often we take for granted. There exists in this world profound evil, manifesting itself in many ways. What stands between that evil and innocent people? Every single day, the men and women serving in law enforcement across America stand courageously in that treacherous place. As you go about your day in safety, in comfort, the vigilance of these men and women may fade into the background, but to them and to their families, the risk inherent in their line of work never fades. They clock in every day with the knowledge that they place themselves in heightened danger whenever they put on that uniform, and they do so for our sake. We are privileged to forget, to enjoy the safety and comfort that are a direct result of their labor, but we are obliged to remember. Times like these remind us forcefully, tragically, that evil and danger are ever present, but that heroes still exist amongst us.…”