On the recordMay 17, 2017
During this National Police Week, I wish to, on behalf of myself and the fine citizens of the Fifth District of Virginia, extend our thank-you. Since 1791, greater than 22,000 law enforcement professionals have given their lives in the line of duty--over 70 in a single day in 2001, including 37 from the NYPD and 23 from the Port Authority Police--an average of over 140 a year. And yet these men and women who look like us--every race, every color, every gender--are the best of us because every day they get up and go to work again. Mr. Speaker, when I served in the military, I became familiar with Isaiah 6:8, and I cite that verse in thanking our law enforcement professionals: And then the voice of the Lord spoke to us and said, ``Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?'' And I said, ``Here am I. Send me.'' Mr. Speaker, take that as a thank-you from myself and the citizens of the Fifth District of Virginia to those professional men and women who serve us every day. ____________________
