[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E68]
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 REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY DURING 
                                  2016

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                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 13, 2017

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address an increasing 
concern about the threat against our law enforcement officers, many of 
whom have been killed by civilians in the line of duty this past year.
  We must honor and protect the men, and women that wake up every day 
to put their lives on the line for us, making an incredible sacrifice 
to keep their communities safe.
  Without them our communities would be broken and our nation would be 
left fragmented.
  Today more than 900,000 law enforcement officers serve the people of 
this nation, risking their lives for the communities they serve.
  Last year proved to be one of tremendous violence, witnessing the 
loss of 140 law enforcement officers' lives across the nation--65 of 
whom died from gun violence alone.
  Texas experienced the highest rate of law enforcement killings in the 
line of duty during, tolling 19 deaths--seven of whom were killed as a 
result of gun violence.
  Dallas Police Department:
  Senior Corporal Lorne Bradley Ahrens, July 8, 2016;
  Officer Patricio E. Zamarripa, July 7, 2016;
  Sergeant Michael Joseph Smith, July 7, 2016,;
  Officer Michael Leslie Krol, July 7, 2016.
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department:
  Officer Brent Alan Thompson, 7/7/16.
  Euless Police Department:
  Officer David Stefan Hofer, 3/1/16.
  San Antonio Police Department:
  Detective Benjamin Edward Marconi, 11/20/16.
  Today I rise in solidarity with the police departments and 
communities mourning the loss of their loved ones.
  These brave men and women risk their lives to keep us safe and are 
too often taken from their families by the violence they toil to 
prevent.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence in memory of all of the 
Law Enforcement officers killed on the line of duty during 2016.

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