[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SUPPORT OUR NATION'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

  (Mr. MANTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, New York City Police Officer Anthony R. 
Ottoman, captain of the 100th Precinct in Queens, recently wrote an 
article for New York Newsday about his upcoming visit to the National 
Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial in Washington. In his moving and 
reflective article about police officers who have been killed in the 
line of duty, Captain Ottoman says, ``There is no adequate compensation 
for their sacrifice * * *. The living can do no less than pay them 
homage and ensure that their memories are etched forever * * * in our 
hearts.''
  As we continue to consider legislation to amend last year's crime 
bill, we can pay homage to those fallen heros by heeding the calls of 
their families and their brave colleagues who remain on the front line 
in the war on crime.
  Mr. Speaker, our law enforcement officers support tough and 
enforceable penalties for convicted criminals, they strongly support 
funding to put 100,000 more cops on the street, and they overwhelmingly 
favor a ban on the sale and production of semiautomatic assault 
weapons.
  Mr. Speaker, as a former New York City Police Officer, when I vote on 
crime legislation, I will be guided by the wisdom, experience and 
knowledge of these police officers.

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