John J. Faso: “I also include in the Record my full statement. May God bless Officer Miosotis Familia's memory. Mr. Speaker and my…”

“I also include in the Record my full statement. May God bless Officer Miosotis Familia's memory. Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, today I rise to honor the memory of Officer Miosotis Familia. Officer Familia was a member of the New York Police Department's 46th Precinct in the Bronx who lost her life in the early hours of July 5th. She was targeted by a deranged ex-convict who assassinated her in cold blood. All of New York was affected by this evil act. The 48-year-old loving mother devoted her life to helping others. Sadly, she becomes the third female NYPD officer to be murdered on the job; the first in New York since 9/11. Officer Familia had two daughters and a son. She wanted to leave them a better future, a safer city. Every one of the 36,000 uniformed members of the NYPD goes to work every day for this vision. They sacrifice. They risk bodily harm, and worse. Too often they do so despite a hostile media and an indifferent public. As New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill said about her, and all law enforcement personnel, at Officer Familia's funeral: ``Cops are regular people who believe in the possibility of making this a safer world. It's why we do what we do. It's why we run toward, when others run away.'' He remarked, furthermore, ``Everything our government stands for--freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear-- everything starts with public safety. Miosotis knew this, and she wanted all of us to play our part.…”