[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 83 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2928-S2929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
National Police Week
Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I rise to honor and recognize the folks
who are first to respond when crisis strikes--the folks who patrol our
streets, keep our families safe, and are willing to enter harm's way on
a daily basis.
I rise today to honor our police officers in Montana and every corner
of the country. Police officers answer a call to duty to protect and
defend our communities. While this Nation's police forces are on
patrol, it is critical that the folks in this body are doing everything
we can to keep them safe on the job and to honor their service.
To recognize National Police Week, I have partnered with Senators
Boozman, Gardner, Moran, Udall, Blumenthal, and Carper to introduce the
bipartisan Honoring Hometown Heroes Act. Our bill will provide the
Governor of each State the ability to fly the American flag at half-
staff to honor a police officer or any first responder who dies in the
line of duty. This bill will treat our fallen responders with the
respect they deserve.
In the past, Republicans and Democrats have worked together to
strengthen resources for local police officers, and we have ensured
that our first responders have access to critical healthcare services,
but this bill is a bit different. This bill makes sure that our police
officers and their families receive the recognition they deserve for
their selfless service to their communities. When tragedy strikes, I
think it is important the entire State takes a moment to honor that
police officer who was lost while serving others.
This bipartisan bill has the support of police officers and first
responders from across the country--from the Fraternal Order of Police,
the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the International
Association of Fire Chiefs, and the International Association of
Firefighters, just to name a few.
The Honoring Hometown Heroes Act will give our fallen first
responders the honor they so much deserve, but for the police officers
we have already lost, it is too late. Today is Peace Officers Memorial
Day. Across the country, the names of fallen officers will be carved
into granite, and their photos will be hung in stations for all to see.
Yet these folks and their families did not have the honor of seeing
their entire States mourn alongside them because flags were never flown
at half-staff.
To ensure that these folks get the recognition they deserve, today I
enshrine in the Congressional Record the names of 128 law enforcement
officials who have died in the line of duty. They have made the
ultimate sacrifice while protecting their neighbors and keeping our
communities safe. I ask unanimous consent that their names be printed
in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
Anaconda Police Dept.: Lieutenant Timothy Sullivan, 2/10/
1985; Assistant Chief of Police Edwin E. Stuart, 6/6/1939;
and Policeman Patrick Dougherty, 6/3/1904.
Beaverhead County Sheriff's Dept.: Sheriff Raymond Lamar
Davis, 8/9/1980 and Sheriff Cyrus King Wyman, 4/21/1920.
Big Horn County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff Janet
Louise Rogers, 6/14/1990 and Sheriff Robert Peter Gilmore,
10/19/1926.
Billings Police Dept.: Detective Alexander Finalyson
Mavity, 2/14/1989; Patrolman Arthur D. Pettit, 12/21/1935;
Policeman Enos Nelson, 12/16/1917; and Sergeant Robert T.
Hannah, 7/2/1904.
Blaine County Sheriff's Office: Undersheriff Patrick Alan
Pyette, 12/14/2011 and Deputy Sheriff Joshua Thomas
Rutherford, 5/29/2003.
Butte Police Dept.: Policeman Nicholas Aleksich, 2/28/1937;
Policeman Thomas J. O'Neill, 12/25/1935; Chief of Police
Jeremiah Joseph Murphy, 9/20/1935; Police Officer Joseph E.
Sage, 4/8/1925; Policeman Bart J. McCarthy, 7/22/1916;
Policeman James H. Pace, 7/27/1915; Policeman Ivan W.
Lincoln, 3/30/1915; Policeman Joseph A. Freshman, 9/23/1906;
Policeman Fred A. Parlin, 3/18/1896; Policeman Frederick
Kranbeck, 1/15/1895; Policeman Dennis W. Daly, 7/4/1894; and
Policeman William F. Jordan, 6/24/1892.
Cascade County Sheriff's Office: Deputy Sheriff Joseph
James Dunn, 8/14/2014 and Chief Deputy Sheriff Herbert Locke,
12/11/1928.
Columbia Falls Police Dept.: Town Marshal Leslie A. Green,
10/2/1937 and Town Marshal Jacob Neitzling, 4/19/1931.
Columbus Police Dept.: Town Marshal Charles Davidson, 7/28/
1912.
Custer County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff H. M.
``Muggins'' Taylor, 10/1/1882.
Dawson County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Dominick Cavanaugh,
12/23/1898.
Denton Constable's Office: Constable A. B. Cheney, 10/28/
1913.
Dillon Police Dept.: Patrolman Stephen Carl Shaffer, 2/14/
1981.
East Helena Police Dept.: Patrolman Clifford Wayne Haskin,
9/14/1985.
Fairview Police Dept.: Chief of Police Orville Edwin
Sharbono, 3/17/1990.
Fallon County Sheriff's Dept.: Sheriff William Homes, 8/7/
1949.
Gallatin County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff Frank C.
Curtice, 10/10/1919; Deputy Sheriff Pomeroy Vrelland, 10/10/
1919; Special Deputy Sheriff Jack Allen, 1/24/1897; and
Sheriff Silas Ralston, 9/5/1878.
Glendive Police Dept.: Policeman Frank Cavanagh, 7/3/1946.
Golden Valley County Sheriff's Dept.: Undersheriff Arthur
``Buzz'' Burford, 4/14/1938 and Sheriff Jesse Garfield, 12/
18/1920.
Great Falls Police Dept.: Senior Officer Shane Russell
Chadwick, 9/7/1994; Lieutenant
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Segval ``Sig'' Semingsen, 11/28/1935; Police Officer Frank H.
Connolly, 8/2/1920; Police Officer Luke Curry, 11/19/1898;
and City Marshal Commodore Perry Downing, 11/7/1895.
Hardin Police Dept.: Policeman Leo Clinton Shonrock, 8/30/
1947.
Havre Police Dept.: Policeman Fred Stevens, 5/25/1904.
Helena Police Dept.: Police Office John W. Flynn, 4/11/
1894.
Lake County Sheriff's Office: Reserve Deputy Deborah Jean
Hobbs, 1/16/2003.
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff George W.
Huffaker, 7/8/1921; Constable Valmore De Rosier, 9/13/1917;
and Deputy Sheriff Anthony Korizek, 8/12/1904.
Lewistown Police Dept.: Patrol Officer Frank J. Draper, 12/
1/1925.
Libby Police Dept.: Chief of Police John Ferdinand Bockman,
4/28/1924.
Liberty County Sheriff's Dept.: Undersheriff Otto S.
Fossen, 10/5/1957.
Livingston Police Dept.: Chief of Police Peter Holt, 8/21/
1929; Police Officer Martin Zollman, 8/21/1929; and Police
Officer Charles Wilson, 8/20/1924.
Madison County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Frank S. Metzel,
10/27/1930 and Sheriff James E. Summers, 1/25/1901.
Meagher County Sheriff's Dept.: Sheriff Michael James
Bergan, 2/19/1955; Deputy Sheriff James Mackay, 5/13/1893;
and Special Deputy Sheriff William Rader, 5/9/1893.
Miles City Police Dept.: Policeman James Fraser, 8/7/1935.
Mineral County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Alfred F. Klugman,
5/21/1915.
Missoula County Sheriff's Office: Sergeant Allen Leslie
Kimery, 12/6/1984; Deputy Sheriff Lloyd J. Stringer, 3/11/
1941; Sheriff Lyle Ward, 3/26/1934; Special Deputy Edmund
Trudeau, 2/14/1904; and Undersheriff James Thompson, 7/1/
1878;
Missoula Police Dept.: Police Officer Robert Heinle, 2/12/
2010; Officer Stephen A. LePiane, 11/5/1982; Sergeant Donald
E. Gregory, 1/27/1976; and Merchant Policeman Alexander David
Ross, 3/17/1931.
Mont. Dept. of Corrections--State Prison: Correctional
Officer Richard C. Wallace, 12/20/1985; Deputy Warden
Theodore Rothe, 4/16/1959; Guard Frank L. Russell, 1/22/1938;
and Deputy Warden John Robinson, 3/8/1908.
Montana Dept. of Justice--Division of Criminal
Investigation: Agent Randolph Scott Gergesheimer, 2/20/1980.
Montana Highway Patrol: Trooper David James DeLaittre, 12/
1/2010; Trooper Michael Warren Haynes, 3/27/2009; Trooper
Evan Frederick Schneider, 8/26/2008; Trooper David A. Graham,
10/9/2007; Patrolman Michael M. Ren, 4/8/1978; Patrolman
Richard E. Hedstrom, 7/19/1973; Patrolman James H. Anderson,
7/24/1954; and Patrolman Robert G. Steele, 11/2/1946.
Park County Sheriff's Office: Undersheriff Roy Hodges, 4/
18/1954 and Sheriff George T. Young, 11/9/1900.
Poplar Police Dept.: Police Officer Oscar Theodore
Peterson, 11/18/1950.
Powell County Sheriff's Dept.: Undersheriff George
Warburton, 4/20/1920.
Ravalli County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff William
Wolfe, 8/24/1997.
Richland County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff George
Eikhoff, 2/6/1962.
Rosebud County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff William Moses, 1/
19/1914 and Undersheriff Orville Bitle, 12/16/1911.
Shelby Police Dept.: Chief of Police Ed TenBroeck, 12/22/
1935.
Sheridan County Sheriff's Dept.: Sheriff Tom A. Courtney,
4/4/1913 and Undersheriff Richard Burmeister, 4/4/1913.
Silver Bow County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff Batt
Arrigoni, 12/29/1911; Special Deputy Sheriff Charles B.
Streb, 7/24/1911; and Deputy Sheriff John J. Streb, 12/20/
1900.
Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Dept.: Undersheriff H. Frank
Whitsel, 8/24/1931 and Deputy Sheriff Joseph S. ``Joe''
Brannin, 11/16/1911.
Teton County Sheriff's Dept.: Deputy Sheriff Julius B.
Olson, 9/30/1935.
Thompson Falls Police Dept.: Chief of Police Don Richard
Williams, 1/7/1974.
Toole County Sheriff's Dept.: Undersheriff James Shelton
Alsup, 12/22/1935.
Treasure County Sheriff's Office: Undersheriff Irving
Keeler, 12/9/1921.
Valley County Sheriff's Office: Posseman Charles Hill, 6/
15/1903 and Deputy Jack Faul Williams, 6/6/1903.
West Yellowstone Police Dept.: Police Officer Patrick Roy
Kramer, 11/22/2006.
Whitefish Police Dept.: Police Officer Lloyd Eugene Murphy,
4/26/1956.
Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office: Deputy Sheriff David
Leroy Briese, Jr., 11/3/2006; Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell, 6/
26/1941; Sheriff Russell J. Sage, 7/6/1926; and Sheriff James
T. Webb, 3/24/1908.
Montana Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks: Game Warden
Robert M. May, 12/6/1988; Game Warden Delbert E. Bloom, 6/2/
1979; Game Warden Eugene Sara, 1/7/1974; Game Warden I. L.
Todd, 12/27/1967; Game Warden John C. Thompson, 11/10/1960;
Game Warden Marion R. Ammerman, 2/13/1958; Game Warden Roy
Thompson, 8/19/1957; Game Warden Harold Gartside, 4/24/1955;
and Deputy Game Warden Charles B. Peyton, 10/18/1908.
Mr. TESTER. In going forward, it is critical that our police officers
receive the honor they so much deserve.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for
the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I rise to voice my strong support for the
nomination of Jeff Rosen to be the next Deputy Secretary of
Transportation.
Mr. Rosen has had a long and distinguished career in transportation
policy and public service. He is currently a partner at the law firm of
Kirkland & Ellis, where he has worked on a range of regulatory and
litigation matters for more than 30 years. Prior to starting his career
at the firm, he obtained his bachelor's degree in economics at
Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Mr. Rosen's private sector experience has been punctuated by
significant leadership positions in the public sector. Mr. Rosen served
as the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation from 2003 to
2006 after winning Senate confirmation by a voice vote. He also served
as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Adviser at the White House
Office of Management and Budget from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Rosen's prior
experience in government is a testament to his ability to lead, manage,
and effectively operate within the Federal Government.
If confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Rosen will be
responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Department. He
will also oversee the DOT's 10 modal administrations and approximately
55,000 employees and will exercise stewardship for the Department's
budget and its efforts to provide funding for State and local
transportation projects.
Mr. Rosen's fundamental responsibility will be to ensure that the
DOT's crucial mission--the safe and efficient movement of goods and
people across our Nation and the world--is achieved while fostering
innovation and maintaining the reliability of our infrastructure.
As I mentioned, Mr. Rosen brings valuable experience to this
position. As the DOT's General Counsel during the George W. Bush
administration, Mr. Rosen had responsibility for the DOT's regulatory
programs, enforcement, litigation activities, legal issues relating to
international transportation activities, and legislative proposals. He
acted as counsel to Secretary Norman Mineta. Later, as General Counsel
and Senior Policy Adviser at the OMB, Mr. Rosen served as the Bush
administration's top lawyer for regulations, fiscal issues, and
executive orders.
Of note, during the past 2 years, Mr. Rosen has served as chair of
the American Bar Association's Section of Administrative Law and
Regulatory Practice, where he has been praised for revitalizing the
section with more debate and programs while seeking consensus on
recommended changes to the Administrative Procedure Act. His thoughtful
leadership will be valuable as the Department of Transportation looks
toward a pro-growth agenda in the transportation sector.
On March 29, 2017, I held a hearing in the Senate Commerce, Science,
and Transportation Committee to consider his nomination. I was
impressed, as were my colleagues on the committee, with Mr. Rosen's
credentials, experience, and depth of knowledge on transportation
policy.
On April 5, 2017, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
acted by a rollcall vote to favorably report his nomination to the
floor. While it is my hope that the Senate will confirm this
exceptionally well-qualified nominee today, it is my understanding that
some of my Democrat colleagues will oppose him. It is my understanding
that their decision is, in large part, because Mr. Rosen refused to
publicly oppose President Trump's proposed budget at his confirmation
hearing last month. I think this is an unfair basis for opposing such a
well-qualified nominee.
I believe Mr. Rosen's extensive and distinguished career in
transportation policy and prior public service will be an asset in
addressing the infrastructure challenges our Nation faces.
I look forward to confirming Mr. Rosen's nomination, and I urge my
colleagues to support his nomination.
Mr. President, I yield the floor.