[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    INJUSTICE OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF IGNACIO RAMOS AND JOSE COMPEAN

  (Mr. McCLINTOCK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my hope that the 
President will not leave office before using his pardon to correct one 
of the great injustices of our time, the imprisonment of Border Patrol 
officers Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. They are the officers who 
wounded a drug smuggler as he tried to escape. The drug smuggler got 
immunity; Ramos and Compean got lengthy prison sentences.
  This injustice sends a chilling message to Border Patrol officers who 
are heroically trying to defend the integrity of our borders against 
enormous odds and with inadequate resources. It is an injustice that 
cannot be allowed to stand.
  Thank you.

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