[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S3764]
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HONORING AND THANKING TERRANCE W. GAINER, FORMER CHIEF OF U.S. CAPITOL 
                                 POLICE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 455, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please report the resolution by 
title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 455) honoring and thanking Terrance 
     W. Gainer, former Chief of United States Capitol Police.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 455) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 455

       Whereas former Chief of Police Terrance W. Gainer, a native 
     of the State of Illinois, had served the United States 
     Capitol Police with distinction since his appointment on June 
     3, 2002;
       Whereas Chief Gainer had served in various city, state and 
     federal law enforcement positions throughout his thirty-eight 
     year career; and
       Whereas Chief Gainer holds Juris Doctor and Master's 
     degrees from DePaul University and a Bachelor's degree from 
     St. Benedict's College, as well as numerous specialized law 
     enforcement and security training accomplishments and honors: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate hereby honors and thanks Terrance 
     W. Gainer and his wife, Irene, and his entire family, for a 
     professional commitment of service to the United States 
     Capitol Police and the United States Congress.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this Senate resolution we just agreed to 
thanks Terrance Gainer, former Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police. 
Although I don't have a formal statement, I have had an opportunity to 
work with Chief Gainer very closely over the last several years. 
Although many of those interactions were in routine business, what we 
regard as routine business, at every moment he stood ready with the 
Capitol Police for any unexpected event. And those unexpected, tragic 
events that I was able to work with him on, led me--seeing the way he 
addressed these issues, with dignity, with discipline, with a real 
understanding of what was at stake--to have a great deal of respect for 
him, his approach, his character, his integrity and his 
professionalism.
  It wasn't too long ago that many people were stranded inside of the 
Russell Building parking garage for an alarm that went off. I was able 
to go and talk to Chief Gainer about that, as they were determining 
what the etiology of that alarm was, and I got to see the full force of 
that integrity and that discipline and that level of sophistication.
  I wish him the best of luck and good fortune as he leaves behind his 
tremendous service here at the Capitol.

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