[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H96-H97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

  (Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, the men and women from sea to 
shining sea that wear a badge have sworn an oath to the Constitution. 
That oath is not to a sheriff or a marshal or a chief, it is to the 
people of their community and deeper, the principles that have built 
our country.
  We put on our badges and uniforms, and we say good-bye to our wives 
not knowing if we will return.
  For many, many years on my way to night shift I would tell my wife I 
loved her, and she would hand me my little lunch. She would say: ``Come 
home safe.'' I would say: ``Don't worry about me, worry about the other 
guy.'' That was our little ritual, but the truth was we never knew if I 
was coming home.
  Right now men and women across the country are having similar 
conversations and wearing a badge. Just know we love you and respect 
you. This body supports you.

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