[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       HONORING DORNELL COUSETTE

  (Mr. BYRNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BYRNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember the life of 
Tuscaloosa Police Department Investigator Dornell Cousette.
  Officer Cousette was tragically killed in the line of duty Monday 
night. He was only 40 years old. He leaves behind two young children 
and his fiance.
  As a 13-year veteran of the Tuscaloosa Police Department and a 
veteran of the United States Army, Officer Cousette was loved and 
respected in the Tuscaloosa community.
  This awful event reminds us that the men and women of law enforcement 
do not get the appreciation they deserve. Not only are they public 
servants in the truest sense, but they have wives and husbands. They 
have children that they care for. They are active members of their 
communities. They put their lives on the line to protect. They deserve 
our thanks and gratitude and our prayers.
  I offer my sincerest condolences to the family of Officer Cousette. 
We can all be proud of the record of service and sacrifice he leaves 
behind. Dornell Cousette will not be forgotten.

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