[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           HONORING JERSEY CITY POLICE DETECTIVE JOSEPH SEALS

  (Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, on December 10, armed extremists, 
targeting Jewish Americans and law enforcement, gunned down four people 
in Jersey City, including Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals.
  Today, I am joined by his daughter, Hailey, as my State of the Union 
guest. I want to thank her for her commitment to her father's legacy 
and for joining us in honoring him.
  Detective Seals was a veteran of the Jersey City police force and was 
a leading officer in the effort to get guns off the street. He was a 
good man and a good father. He worked every day trying to make New 
Jersey safer for all of us and I am glad we have a chance to recognize 
him.
  But I also believe that we owe his family more than just recognition, 
more than just remembrance. We owe them a dedicated effort to confront 
domestic extremism as seriously as we have rightly confronted 
international terrorism, with more resources for law enforcement, 
stronger gun laws, greater scrutiny of social media companies that 
monetize hatred online, and zero tolerance for politicians who exploit 
that hatred for political ends.

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