[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 108 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    END THE VIOLENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS

  (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my 
sadness and outrage over the violence that has ravaged my Indianapolis 
congressional district.
  Eighty people, Mr. Speaker, have been murdered so far in 2014. In the 
last year alone, two police officers--Officer Rod Bradway and Officer 
Perry Renn--were senselessly gunned down in the line of duty.
  Enough is enough. I am calling on my fellow Hoosiers to end this 
violence, and I am asking my colleagues here in Congress and in the 
administration for help.
  With violence on the rise, police levels in Indianapolis have dropped 
below 1,500 officers, the lowest number in 7 years. We need increased 
funding for law enforcement and programs that keep our children off of 
our streets. We need the resources to not only combat crime, but 
prevent it from happening in the first place.
  It is time for us to end the violence and make our streets safe 
again.

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