[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING DETECTIVE MIOSOTIS FAMILIA

  (Mr. ESPAILLAT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of New York 
City Police Department Detective Miosotis Familia. Unfortunately, 
Miosotis was the first Dominican-American female officer killed in the 
line of duty in New York City.
  During National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day, I want 
to celebrate and commemorate Detective Familia. She, along with her law 
enforcement peers in New York and across the country, was memorialized 
at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
  Detective Familia, as a Dominican-American coming from a family of 
immigrants to the United States, and her commitment to public service 
speaks volumes of the benefits and sacrifice that she and fellow 
immigrants and people of color continue to make in the United States, 
despite the overwhelming anti-immigrant rhetoric that exists in today's 
political climate.
  Immigrant communities continue to play a vital role in every aspect 
of American life. As the first Dominican-American elected to Congress, 
I understand that service to country and community is not limited by 
one race or ethnicity, as did Defective Familia.
  I have represented the Familia family for over 22 years, both in the 
State legislature and now in Congress. This is a somber moment, but one 
that demands our recognition of the tremendous service that Detective 
Familia gave to her community.

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