[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 63 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF JASON JENKINS

  (Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Jason 
Jenkins, an 18-year-old who shares the same hometown as me, Rockford, 
Illinois.
  Jason was a student and worked at Walmart in the evenings and on 
weekends. That was also where he was the victim of a horrific, racially 
motivated knife attack that ended his life.
  Bystanders jumped to his side and comforted him while trying to stop 
the bleeding, a powerful testament to the good in our community that 
will always overpower hate.
  Several of his teachers told me that Jason was an extraordinary young 
man known for his personality, positivity, and always looking to make 
people laugh.
  Today, I am grieving with the Jenkins family, their neighbors, his 
team at Walmart, and his classmates at Auburn High School.
  This has been a rough few weeks for the Rockford community. With 
every tragedy, it is important that we come together as one family to 
support each other during these difficult moments.
  We will never forget Jason Jenkins.

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