[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 86 (Thursday, May 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Police 
Week. We first acknowledge those law enforcement officers across our 
Nation who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and 
protection of others.
  Officers like Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in 
defense of the Capitol complex and protecting those of us in these 
great Halls.
  I salute the officers of my home, the Virgin Islands Police 
Department. Of course, I pay tribute to my father, LeRoy Alphonso 
Plaskett, a retired New York City police officer. My father loved to 
hear young children call him Mr. Police Officer, and my grandfather, 
Clifford Dean Plaskett, a former deputy police commissioner of the 
United States Virgin Islands.
  Madam Speaker, good police officers dedicate their lives to those 
they serve, their families, and the community every day. I thank each 
of them for their dedication and service.

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