[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 78 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S5959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NATIONAL CORRECTION OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Madam President, I am proud to rise today as an 
original cosponsor of Senator Jeffords' and Senator Feinstein's 
resolution designating this week as ``National Correction Officers and 
Employees Week.'' I commend them for their efforts to honor the 200,000 
men and women who work in our Federal and State correctional 
institutions. Too often, American citizens overlook the importance of 
these men and women who must work with society's most hardened and 
dangerous criminals under difficult circumstances.
  Today, I want them to know how much I admire and appreciate them for 
their willingness to face danger daily as they work to enforce our 
Nation's laws and ensure the safety of all American citizens. At this 
time, I also offer my condolences to the families and friends of the 11 
correctional officers who died in the line of duty last year. I am 
deeply appreciative of their sacrifices and am sorry for their loss.

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