[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E884]
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      HONORING ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 7, 2003

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity during 
National Police Week to honor all those courageous men and women 
serving as law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of 
duty. I appreciate their courage as well as the bravery of their 
families and loved ones, and hope that they know that they have our 
sympathies and are in our prayers.
  In particular today, I want to pay my respects to David March, a Los 
Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, killed in the line of duty.
  Last year, during a seemingly routine traffic stop, Deputy March, a 
33 year-old husband and stepfather, was shot and killed. His suspected 
killer is an illegal immigrant who fled to Mexico to escape facing the 
bar of justice.
  Mexican officials have refused to extradite his assailant, Garcia 
because he could face the death penalty or life in prison without 
possibility of parole. This is because the Mexican government usually 
refuses to extradite Mexican nationals who commit crimes in the United 
States and flee to Mexico, unless there are assurances that the death 
penalty and life imprisonment will not be sought.
  We cannot allow such criminals to make a mockery of our justice 
system. In response to this barbaric act, I have introduced House 
Concurrent Resolution 93 to encourage President George W. Bush to work 
with the Mexican government to renegotiate our extradition treaty with 
Mexico so that other prospective killers may be thwarted and those 
cowardly hiding across the border may be brought to justice.
  Family and friends will long remember the integrity of Deputy David 
March and together we will work to bring about this needed change in 
policy. As we engage in the endeavor, we will keep in the forefront of 
our minds the integrity and goodness of David March.

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