[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE IN RECOGNITION OF THE AFTERMATH OF TERRIBLE ACTS OF 
                 VIOLENCE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with sadness in the aftermath 
of a terrible act of violence that took the lives of three innocent 
victims and injured nine others in my hometown of Colorado Springs, 
Colorado, last Friday.
  Among those lives that were tragically lost was Iraq war veteran and 
father of two, Ke'Arre Stewart; wife and mother of two, Jennifer 
Markovsky; and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs police officer, 
husband, father of two and the pastor at Hope Chapel, Garrett Swasey, 
who bravely rushed to the scene to help save others. Officer Swasey 
immediately left his own jurisdiction and rushed to the scene when he 
got word that an officer was down. These three innocent individuals and 
their families, friends, and loved ones were the victims of senseless 
violence.
  I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the brave first 
responders and law enforcement officers who responded on that day. 
Their heroism prevented a bad situation from being so much worse.
  I would also like to thank everyone for their outpouring of support 
and prayers for Colorado Springs. We are a resilient and supportive 
community that will come together and will pull through this tragedy.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to stand with me and my colleagues 
from the Colorado delegation and with the community of Colorado Springs 
for a moment of silence and to reflect upon the lives that were lost 
and to pray for their families and loved ones.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House will observe a moment of silence.

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