Bill Flores: “I would like to thank my friend from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) for allowing me a few minutes of his time. Mr. Speaker, I rise…”

“I would like to thank my friend from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) for allowing me a few minutes of his time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an American hero, Brian Bachmann, who served as Precinct 1 Constable of Brazos County, Texas, who was killed in the line of duty on August 13, 2012. Also, with yesterday being the 11th anniversary of 9/11, I also want to recognize first responders all across our country. As I began to write my reflections for this conversation, which I originally delivered on August 18, the words that kept coming to mind to talk about were the words ``home'' and ``celebration.'' Before proceeding, I want to remind us of the heroes of Texas District 17. Since I was sworn into office on January 5, 2011, the 17th Congressional District of Texas has lost seven military personnel: Sergeant Scott Burgess; Staff Sergeant Bryan Burgess; Sergeant Edward F. Dixon, III; PFC Jesse Dietrich; Lieutenant Colonel David Cabrera; Captain Nathan Anderson; and Lieutenant Colonel Roy Tisdale. {time} 1900 In addition, we have lost two law enforcement personnel during that time, Deputy Sheriff Taylor from Johnson County; and on August 13, we lost Constable Brian Bachmann. In each case, God called home one of his children and heaven has been celebrating since each of those arrivals. Brian and I met in early 2010 when we were both running for our respective offices.…”