[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT 
                              BRIAN TERRY

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2015

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brian Terry and his 
service to this great country as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
  In 2009, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
began a program known as ``Operation Fast and Furious.'' The program 
was a maligned attempt to track 2,000 weapons destined for drug 
cartels.
  Five years ago, Border Patrol agents were assaulted by a band of 
robbers 17 miles inside the U.S. border in Arizona, resulting in the 
death of Brian Terry on December 15, 2010. Two of the guns found at the 
scene were linked to Operation Fast and Furious. Together with Senator 
Chuck Grassley and the Senate Judiciary Committee, the House Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform attempted to get answers for the 
Terry family, but this effort has been stonewalled and obstructed by 
those responsible for the ill-conceived Operation.
  Before serving three and a half years with the U.S. Border Patrol, 
Agent Terry served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as a 
police officer in Ecorse and Lincoln Park, Michigan, not far from his 
hometown of Flat Rock. He was only 40 years old when his life was cut 
tragically short. Agent Terry is survived by his mother, father, 
stepmother, stepfather, brother and two sisters.
  Some of those involved in Agent Terry's shooting were recently 
convicted for their terrible crime. However, the Obama Administration 
continues to actively resist turning over information related to the 
Congressional investigation into Operation Fast and Furious. We must 
never give up our fight to ensure the Terry family gets nothing less 
than full accountability from their government. I have pledged to them 
before, and do so again today, that I will continue to pursue the 
truth.

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