[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. GARBARINO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, this week is National Police Week, a time 
to express our enduring gratitude for the incredible bravery and 
sacrifice of American law enforcement officers across the country. I 
stand here today to honor our men and women in law enforcement in the 
well of the U.S. House of Representatives because we must never forget 
all they do to keep Americans safe.
  Recently, an NYPD officer from West Islip in my district showed us 
all what it means to protect and serve. When gunfire rang out in the 
middle of Times Square, Officer Alyssa Vogel, a neighborhood 
coordination officer, immediately rushed to the aid of an injured 4-
year-old girl. Officer Vogel quickly applied an emergency tourniquet to 
the young girl's leg, gathered her in her arms, and ran her to safety 
where the girl's injuries were treated in a nearby ambulance.
  Officer Vogel is a 4\1/2\-year veteran of the NYPD. She is a wife, a 
mother, and, as is evident by her bravery and quick thinking, she is a 
hero that Long Islanders can be proud to call their own.
  This is just one example of the extraordinary acts that police 
officers in my district and across the country do every single day in 
the line of duty.
  May God bless and watch over them as they serve.

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