[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STANDING UP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

  (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today during National Police Week to 
memorialize our officers who lost their lives in the line of duty and 
call for action.
  In my district in Riverside County, we have lost six deputy sheriffs 
in the line of duty since 2020. This is in addition to the losses our 
local police departments have suffered over the years, including Palm 
Springs Department Police Officers Lesley Zerebny and Gil Vega, who we 
lost on October 8, 2016.
  It is because of Officers Zerebny and Vega and Deputies Brett Harris, 
Darnell Calhoun, and Isaiah Cordero that I have authored legislation to 
support families of fallen officers and why I have fought to improve 
the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program so that their families can 
get the support they need.
  This National Police Week and all year round, I am standing up for 
law enforcement officers and their families. I am pushing for support 
for those grieving the loss of their brothers and sisters in uniform, 
and I am calling for action on behalf of those who protect and serve 
our communities every day.

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