[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          National Police Week

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this week is National Police Week. It is 
a time to honor the brave men and women who put their lives on the line 
every day to keep our streets safe.
  Every morning, police officers all across the country wake up, put on 
their uniform praying for the kind of day the rest of us typically 
enjoy: a routine one. Praise God, most days that is the case, but 
sometimes our police officers are asked to put their own lives at risk 
in defense of others. Back in my hometown, New York, we are protected 
by the finest law enforcement organization in the world--the NYPD. Just 
2 weeks ago, two rookie New York police officers, Flavio Chauca and 
Jason Truglio, rushed into a burning apartment building and up nine 
flights of smoke-filled stairs to pull several people to safety. It was 
an extraordinary act of heroism--and just another day in the line of 
duty for the over 35,000 men and women of the New York Police 
Department.
  All of us in Congress are indebted to the U.S. Capitol Police who 
spend long hours protecting us every day. We saw their bravery in 
action last year when a gunman attacked a congressional baseball 
practice. If it weren't for the grit and valor of Officers David Bailey 
and Crystal Griner, things would have gotten much worse.
  We should all take a moment to thank the hard-working law enforcement 
officers at the FBI. Over the last year, our Nation's top law 
enforcement officers have been unfairly maligned by this President. It 
is unheard of, particularly on the Republican side, to be so anti-law 
enforcement, and it maligns the brave men and women who work under them 
too. Our FBI agents are patriots, just like the men and women out on 
the beat.
  So, today, I salute the men and women in blue, particularly my 
friends at the NYPD and our fine Capitol Police, as we commemorate the 
lives of their colleagues lost in the line of duty.