[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF OFFICERS LIQUORI TATE AND BENJAMIN DEEN 
                      OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

  (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the lives of the two 
police officers who were killed in the line of duty in Hattiesburg, 
Mississippi, on May 9, 2015, Officer Benjamin Deen and Officer Liquori 
Tate.
  I am joined tonight by my fellow colleagues and Mississippians, 
Congressman Gregg Harper and Congressman Bennie Thompson. We would like 
to take this time to lend our prayers to the families of these two 
young men, to the Hattiesburg Police Department, and to the community 
for their loss.
  This week, our Nation observes National Police Week, and we recognize 
the bravery, fortitude, and sacrifice demonstrated by police officers 
nationwide. They put their lives on the line to defend our communities 
and our citizens against criminals and thugs.
  I ask the House to join us tonight in honoring the lives of Liquori 
Tate and Benjamin Deen by joining me in a moment of silence.

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