[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           KILLING IN MEMPHIS

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I am the Congressman who represents the great 
city of Memphis.
  Right now much of the national media is looking at Memphis, as there 
was an awful killing of a 29-year-old African-American man by five 
police officers within the last few weeks. The five police officers 
have been fired by the police department for violating their oath. The 
DA will announce charges in a few hours.
  It could be a situation where people want to exercise their First 
Amendment rights to protest the actions of the police department, and 
people should, but they should be peaceful and calm.
  We have a new DA, we have a new U.S. Attorney, and we have a new 
police director. They are the right people at the right time to bring 
about reform and to deal with this case to see that justice is 
rendered.
  I grieve for the life of Tyre Nichols whose life should not have been 
extinguished. He was an outstanding young man, and it is extremely sad 
that he was killed.
  I pray for my city.

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