Lloyd Bentsen: “I rise to express my most heartfelt sympathy to the families of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Special Agent John Gibson. On…”

“I rise to express my most heartfelt sympathy to the families of Officer Jacob Chestnut and Special Agent John Gibson. On behalf of my constituents and my family, my deepest gratitude for their service to our Nation. They died doing their jobs. How many times have we told our constituents as we take them on tours, just ask one of the officers? How many times do we pass the officer coming in for a vote or going to a meeting, say hello, look at their eyes and pass them by, never knowing that in a moment they could be gone as a result of some violent act? ... Last Friday's violent assault was an attack not just on Members, congressional employees and visitors, but it was an assault on our Nation's most cherished values. Random violence permeated the very halls that give life and meaning to the practice of democracy. Our Nation owes a debt of gratitude to Officer Chestnut and Special Agent Gibson and to the brave men and women of the U.S.…”