[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 LAW OFFICERS--VICTIMS OF ILLEGAL ENTRY

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, more news from the second front. The battle for 
the border is continuing. When our government does not monitor illegal 
entry into our homeland, all types of bandits come through.
  One was Ramon Ramos. He and his accomplice, Francisco Salcedo, were 
stopped by Texas State Trooper Steven Stone for speeding in Tyler, 
Texas, 400 miles from the border. They were wearing body armor and 
armed with knives, handguns and assault rifles, and they were looking 
for trouble.
  Ramos showed Trooper Stone a forged driver's license, and then, at 
point blank range, started shooting. Trooper Stone was shot six times 
and left for dead. Ramos and Salcedo then led other law enforcement 
officers on a high speed chase.
  Ramos was recently convicted and sentenced to 14 life sentences. Why 
14? Well, he tried to kill 13 other people, including peace officers in 
his blazing gun battle with the law.
  Salcedo will get his day in court later this week.
  Trooper Steven Stone miraculously survived.
  Mr. Speaker, these crimes against peace officers could have been 
avoided had the Federal Government done its sworn duty to protect the 
borders from illegal entry.
  And that's just the way it is.

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