[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S453-S454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute to Mark Gazelle

  Mr. President, on Officer Mark Gazelle on his retirement, I want to 
honor a longtime officer with the U.S. Capitol Police who is retiring 
this month after 34 years, Officer Mark Gazelle.
  For the last 34 years, Officer Gazelle has carried out his duty to 
protect and defend this great citadel of democracy with supreme 
excellence, courage, and professionalism. No matter his assignment--
from the first responders specialty unit, to the mountain bike unit, to 
the Senate Chamber as a plainclothes officer--Officer Gazelle kept the 
Capitol Complex safe, and he was

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instrumental as the floor officer in making sure the body could carry 
out the work of the American people day in and day out.
  We all owe Officer Gazelle our deepest gratitude for his service to 
the Capitol Police, to the Congress, and to the Nation. We say to him 
thank you and wish his family the very best.
  Thank you, Mark.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up 
to 6 minutes, followed by Senator Whitehouse for up to 6 minutes, prior 
to the scheduled rollcall vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.