Political Quotes

“Yesterday was National Law Enforcement Memorial Day. This entire week is National Law Enforcement Week. Last year, we lost 163 police officers killed in the line of duty. So far this year, there have been 40 killed in the line of duty protecting each one of the communities that we represent in this great body, people like Tony Radulescu, a trooper in Washington State, a person who left his home that day with a hug and a kiss from his family expecting him back home again that evening for dinner, men and women in uniform leaving every day to go to work to protect our communities, expecting to return home. Some never do. It is right; it is proper; it is our duty, Madam Speaker, to, today, pause in this great body and pay tribute to those men and women who have sacrificed their lives for us so that we can all live safely. I ask for a moment of silence. Moment of Silence The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will rise, and the House will observe a moment of silence. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, 5-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.”