[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H358-H359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise with a somber spirit and a 
heavy heart to be able to celebrate the law officers, the police 
officers, who stood their ground on behalf of this citadel of democracy 
on January 6.
  Police officers were beaten, sprayed with mace, hit with stun guns, 
and

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beaten with the United States flag and symbols of Nazism. You could see 
their valiant efforts, the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police with 
our own Capitol Police. They stood their ground, being beat 
continuously by insurrectionists and, of course, domestic terrorists.
  Madam Speaker, I offer today my deepest appreciation for them and 
sympathy for their brothers who were lost in the fight to preserve 
democracy. Yes, it was a fight because it was an attack on the United 
States Capitol. We owe them a great deal of gratitude and, as well, 
admiration.
  Madam Speaker, I intend to introduce a resolution that will honor all 
those who stood their ground and protected this place, Members of 
Congress, and others, and were in the midst of a battle where so many 
were hurt. I express my sympathy and concern for those still 
hospitalized.
  And I do say that it is important for us to say the simple words 
thank you. Thank you to the men and women of the United States Capitol 
Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, and, of course, our 
National Guard, and others.

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