Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Judge, the accelerant detection dog of the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, fire department whom we knew as just Judge. Today would have been his 15th birthday, but, sadly, he passed away just a few weeks ago of natural causes. Judge came to the city fire department at about 1 year of age and had been specifically trained as an accelerant detection dog. He would sniff out accelerants such as gasoline, paint thinners, and those kinds of things that are rapidly flammable. His work led to 16 convictions of arsonists leading to prison time. Because of his formidable reputation, arsons dropped by 60 percent in Allentown. Judge spent all of his time, 24/7, with Fire Chief Lee Laubach and was a beloved member of the Laubach family, but first and foremost, he was a working dog. We all miss Judge. May he rest in peace. ____________________”