Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, like my friend, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stanton), implied, these are heartbreaking, heart-wrenching stories about real people. Oftentimes, in our country, people look for heroes. They look to sporting fields. They look to pop culture for their heroes, but their heroes walk right among them, right in their own communities every single day, again, being willing when they put on that uniform, when they sign up, to say, ``I will give all for my community,'' running to the sound of the gun, running to the danger, unlike most other people whose senses, whose sensibilities, tell them to go the other way. This is the smallest thing we can do to acknowledge the enormous sacrifice that law enforcement makes every single day in our community, to acknowledge that sacrifice and to honor those heroes who are near and far. In closing, I reiterate my support for H. Con. Res. 9, which will honor the fallen men and women serving our Nation as law enforcement officers. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res. 9. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was agreed to.…”