[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 67 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2133]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 594--HONORING THE LIVES OF FALLEN MISSOURI POLICE 
         OFFICERS AND EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES

  Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 594

       Whereas police officers, sheriffs and deputies, and other 
     law enforcement officers serve and protect their communities 
     with honor and sacrifice;
       Whereas all individuals in law enforcement put their lives 
     on the line while serving and protecting their local 
     communities;
       Whereas when violent crime increases, law enforcement 
     officers and the communities they serve are directly 
     impacted;
       Whereas, in the month of March 2022, Missouri experienced 
     violent attacks against police officers, especially in rural 
     areas;
       Whereas, in a 20-day period, 6 police officers in Missouri 
     were shot in the line of duty, 3 of whom suffered injuries 
     that were fatal; and
       Whereas these fallen officers include--
       (1) Corporal Benjamin Lee Cooper of the Joplin Police 
     Department, who passed away in the line of duty on March 8, 
     2022, after attempting to take a suspect into custody;
       (2) Police Officer Jake Alexander Reed of the Joplin Police 
     Department, who passed away from injuries sustained in the 
     line of duty on March 11, 2022, after attempting to take a 
     suspect into custody; and
       (3) Patrolman Lane Anthony Burns of the Bonne Terre Police 
     Department, who passed away in the line of duty on March 17, 
     2022, after responding to a disturbance: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses deep condolences for the Missouri police 
     officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty;
       (2) recognizes the countless selfless and heroic actions 
     carried out by local law enforcement officers;
       (3) expresses strong support for police officers and law 
     enforcement officers in rural areas and across the United 
     States that serve and protect their local communities;
       (4) recognizes the need to ensure that rural law 
     enforcement departments have the proper equipment, training, 
     and resources necessary to protect officers and the 
     individuals in the communities they serve;
       (5) acknowledges the importance of honoring and remembering 
     fallen police and local law enforcement officers killed in 
     the line of duty; and
       (6) expresses condolences to the loved ones of each law 
     enforcement officer across the United States who has made the 
     ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty and whose sacrifice 
     will not be forgotten.

     

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