[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                Honoring State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, a short tribute and then maybe about an 
8- or 9-minute speech that I have.
  Today, I want to pay tribute to Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith, 
who courageously gave his life in the line of duty this past Friday.
  Sergeant Smith, a 27-year Iowa State Patrol veteran and a tactical 
team leader, put himself in harm's way on behalf of his fellow Iowans 
last week, and it cost him everything.
  Sergeant Smith is being remembered as a dedicated father, a loyal 
public servant, a man of God who left a positive impression on 
everybody he encountered.
  I mourn for his family, fellow troopers, friends, and the entire 
Independence, IA, community at this tragic loss.