Dave Reichert: “I thank both Mr. Paulsen and Mr. Pascrell for their support and for the energy and the effort they put behind this…”

“I thank both Mr. Paulsen and Mr. Pascrell for their support and for the energy and the effort they put behind this legislation. As I was sitting here waiting for my turn to speak, I was thinking to myself that I will be 66 years old here in a few weeks. So half of my life, 33 years, was in law enforcement. It kind of stunned me for a second. {time} 1815 I have been in Congress now 11\1/2\ years. I have found that there are some very, very good friends here in Congress who support law enforcement. This is not a partisan issue. Mr. Pascrell and I have been great partners as co-chairs of the Law Enforcement Caucus, and he is a valiant fighter for law enforcement, firefighters, all first responders. We make a great team. As you can see, there are others who have joined us here today. In my 33 years, Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to work on patrol, to search for kids in that moment in time where you get a call to a shopping mall and a mother has turned her head for a minute or a father has just let go of the hand of the child for a second and turned around and the child is gone. You can just see the panic in their eyes and the fear in their face. But a few minutes later, they are found wandering around in a toy shop or hiding somewhere, playing hide-and- seek, and they have their child back within minutes. But, Mr. Speaker, there are other families that aren't so fortunate, that I have had the honor of meeting, where their child had been missing for years.…”