[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 137 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE SERVICE OF LAPD DETECTIVE SHA'QUANA HALL-POUNDERS

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                            HON. KAREN BASS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 18, 2017

  Ms. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor the accomplishments and 
service of Los Angeles Police Department Detective Sha'Quana Hall-
Pounders.
   One of the few Black women to reach the rank of Chief Master 
Sergeant in the United States Air Force Office of Special 
Investigations, Sha'Quana Hall-Pounders delivered security and threat 
assessment briefings to senior Pentagon officials. As a law-enforcement 
officer, then-Special Agent Hall-Pounders served to protect senior 
White House officials at important events in our nation's capital and 
abroad. On returning to Los Angeles after her military service, Ms. 
Hall-Pounders joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where she has 
served on the LAPD Joint Terrorism Task Force.
   Residing in the Baldwin Vista neighborhood of my district, Ms. Hall-
Pounders has sought out opportunities to make a difference in the lives 
of her fellow Angelenos. She has assisted senior citizens and first 
time voters with both registration and voter education. Along with her 
daughter, she regularly hosts tennis clinics for young men and women in 
the Crenshaw District. The pair also organize educational and 
recreational excursions for underserved and special-needs youth in 
Watts, aiming to help them see a world beyond the borders of their own 
neighborhoods.
   I appreciate her service to our country and to the communities of 
the 37th Congressional District of California, and I wish her continued 
success in her career as an LAPD officer and a leader in our community.

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