Political Quotes

“This year marks the 45th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial event, which honors our law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. According to the Fraternal Order of Police, over the past 5 years, more than 2,000 police officers have been shot in the line of duty. In 2025, there were 347 shot in the line of duty, 45 of whom were killed. It is completely unacceptable. Tragically, three of those deaths were my constituents, my bosses. On September 17, last year, a gunman ambushed police officers who were serving an arrest warrant. During the attack, three police officers were killed and two more were wounded. The officers who died in the line of duty were Detective Sergeant Cody Michael Becker, Detective Isaiah D. Emenheiser, and Detective Mark Edward Baker. All three officers were longtime veterans of the Northern York County Regional Police Department. Mr. Speaker, this memorial service is for them and those like them and all the officers that will come to attend and think about their fallen comrades. These are the people in our community who run to the danger, who run to the sound of gunfire.”