James Traficant: “Mr. Speaker, I urge all to join me in supporting House Concurrent Resolution 147 which... will authorize the use of the…”

“Mr. Speaker, I urge all to join me in supporting House Concurrent Resolution 147 which... will authorize the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officer's Memorial Service. On May 15 of this year the Capitol Police will host law enforcement officials from around the Nation who will gather here to honor their fallen police officers. I would like to take this time to commend our Capitol Police. Many times they go unnoticed, and perhaps it is the lack of those headlines we do not read that are, maybe, the greatest testament to our own Capitol Police. I am proud of the Capitol Police's hosting this event. We should all support it. In addition to the 155 officers killed in the line of duty in 1995, approximately, Mr. Speaker, 65,000 police officers are assaulted each year, with over 23,000 of our police officers sustaining injuries of some sort. Everybody is tragically aware... of the unfortunate terrorist act in Oklahoma, but very few people realize that the target of those terrorists was our law enforcement personnel, as well as making a statement. It was a direct attack and assault on our law enforcement personnel.”