[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SUPPORT H.R. 2829, THE BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP ACT

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today H.R. 2829, the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Act, will come before this body to serve one very important 
purpose, and that purpose is to help save the lives of our law 
enforcement personnel.
  Tomorrow in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, State officials and 
law enforcement representatives will gather to dedicate the Nevada Law 
Enforcement Police Officers Memorial. Inscribed on this memorial are 
the names of every law enforcement officer who lost his or her life in 
the line of duty.
  The passage of H.R. 2829 will help protect our law enforcement 
officers who, on a daily basis, put their lives on the line to keep our 
communities and ourselves and our families safe.
  It is the hope of all Nevadans, and I know especially the families of 
law enforcement personnel, that the passage of this legislation will 
prevent future names and, perhaps, their loved ones from being added to 
this valorous memorial.
  The men and women of law enforcement provide safety and a sense of 
security to every American citizen. This is our chance to provide a 
sense of safety and security to them.

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