[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15869]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING SLAIN CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS JACOB J. 
                      CHESTNUT AND JOHN M. GIBSON

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the hour of 3:40 
having arrived, the Senate will now observe a moment of silence in 
honor of Capitol Police Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. 
Gibson, who were killed in the line of duty in the Capitol two years 
ago today.
  [Moment of silence]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. I thank the Senate for honoring the two 
dedicated police officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Madam President, I have one further comment. Both of 
these officers put their lives on the line, as all of our Capitol 
Police officers do and, indeed, officers in law enforcement across the 
country. J.J. Chestnut and John Gibson were personal friends to many of 
us. I used to be a policeman years ago, as some of my colleagues know. 
I collect shoulder patches, which are pretty easy to get. Most police 
organizations will send them to you if you like to collect them. John 
had a collection and we used to trade shoulder patches. If he had two 
of a patch I didn't have, or if I had two of one he didn't have, we 
would trade back and forth.
  When you talk about the Capitol Police, they are not just uniforms; 
these are real people with real lives and real families.
  Both of them left a wife and children, as the Presiding Officer 
knows. It has been 2 years, but they are still fresh in my mind--and 
that is a tragedy.
  Thank you, Madam President. I yield the floor and suggest the absence 
of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
Senator from Massachusetts.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I understand we are in morning 
business; am I correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Is there a limitation on time?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order, Senators may speak for up to 
10 minutes.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I thank the Chair.

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