[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   EXPRESSING SINCERE REGRET ABOUT ENCOUNTER WITH CAPITOL HILL POLICE

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I come before this body to personally 
express again my sincere regret about the encounter with the Capitol 
Hill Police.
  I appreciate my colleagues who are standing with me, who love this 
institution and who love this country.
  There should not have been any physical contact in this incident.
  I have always supported law enforcement and will be voting for H. 
Res. 756 expressing my gratitude and appreciation for the 
professionalism and dedication of the men and women of the U.S. Capitol 
Police.
  I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all, I regret its 
escalation, and I apologize.

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