[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E56]
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              HONORING THE CAREER OF LT. CHRISTINE BISHOP

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 13, 2014

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about Lieutenant 
Christine Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, who retired from the Rockford 
Police Department at the beginning of this year.
   Lieutenant Bishop joined the Department on March 6, 1989 and served 
the city of Rockford for almost 25 years. She advocated for, and helped 
establish the department's K-9 unit, becoming one of the first K-9 
handlers in 1994. Later, she became the first woman from the Department 
to earn the rank of lieutenant and was the first woman to go to the FBI 
National Academy for advanced supervisor training.
   Mr. Speaker, I'd like to thank Christine Bishop for her years of 
dedicated service to our community and congratulate her on her 
retirement.

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