[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING DEVARJAYE ``DJ'' DANIEL

  (Mr. NEHLS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NEHLS. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize a young man from 
Houston, Texas, who, as long as he can remember, wanted to be a police 
officer.
  DJ Daniel was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and spine cancer 
when he was just 8 years old and has undergone 11 brain surgeries. He 
has spent half of his life battling cancer.
  I cannot think of a braver young man than DJ. Given 5 months to live, 
he made it his mission to be sworn in by 100 law enforcement agencies. 
Here it is, 3 years later, and he has been sworn in by 743 police 
departments across the country.
  DJ has made a tremendous impact on many across the Nation and is a 
shining example of what makes Texas so great.
  Anyone who has followed DJ's story will be the first to say how he 
embodies the qualities we look for in law enforcement. Strength, 
courage, resilience, and selflessness are all traits I have heard 
describing DJ.
  May God bless him and his family.

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