[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. IVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. IVEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in observance of National Police 
Week.
  Over 300 names were added to the wall in memoriam this week. One of 
those names was my cousin, Earl Ivey, Jr.
  He served as an officer for the Mount Rainier Police Department, the 
Office of the Sheriff, the Seat Pleasant Police Department, and he did 
double duty as chief and chaplain of the Fairmount Heights Police 
Department.
  He was an excellent man, an excellent father and husband, and a great 
neighbor and friend.
  I commend him and all of the others who were added to the wall this 
week.
  I had one comment I wanted to make to my colleagues. During this week 
that should be celebratory, there was an amendment to a resolution that 
was offered that was political and partisan instead of being 
straightforward and honoring those who were added to the wall.
  Their names don't have Ds or Rs listed after them. They didn't serve 
based on their party affiliation. We should set the party affiliations 
to the side for this week and this purpose and just celebrate them and 
the great work that they do.

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