[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 9 (Monday, January 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRAGEDY IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

  (Mr. YOUNG of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform my colleagues of 
a tragedy that took place in St. Petersburg, Florida, this morning. Two 
St. Petersburg police officers, Sergeant Thomas Baitinger and Officer 
Jeffrey Yaslowitz, were killed in the line of duty and a Deputy U.S. 
Marshal, whose name I cannot release just yet, was seriously injured 
while serving a warrant this morning.
  This is a sober reminder that the men and women who serve us as law 
enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day. In the past 
24 hours alone, 11 law enforcement officers across our Nation have been 
shot in the line of duty.
  It is my hope that my colleagues will keep the families of Sergeant 
Baitinger, Officer Yaslowitz and our Deputy U.S. Marshal in their 
prayers during this difficult time. It is also a good time to say thank 
you for all of those who serve us in uniform at home or abroad.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for listening to this 
announcement, and I have to say, God bless the families of those who 
were killed and wounded.

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