[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 159 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRAGEDY IN COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

  (Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight deeply 
saddened by the tragedy that took place this past weekend in Coffee 
County, Tennessee, where two innocent lives were taken and others 
injured in a heinous kidnapping and carjacking.
  Our prayers are with the victims and their families, including 
Tennessean Philip Jordan Stevens, who are now reeling from this 
tragedy.
  As Tennesseans, we have not and will not accept this kind of 
disgusting violence in our communities.
  I would like to thank our State and local law enforcement for swiftly 
and dutifully responding to this appalling attack. At a time when 
police forces around the Nation are themselves under attack, I want our 
law enforcement officers to know that I will continue to support the 
thin blue line.
  As our community pushes forward, I believe now more than ever that we 
must stand together as Americans unified in prayer for our State and 
Nation.

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