[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE BRAVERY OF WILLIAM RAMIREZ AND OFFICER ROSNY OBAS

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to shine the spotlight on 
a Miami constituent who courageously risked his life for a stranger.
  Last Tuesday, on his way to work, William Ramirez witnessed Miami 
Police Officer Rosny Obas become pinned down under a hail of gunfire. 
Mr. Ramirez bravely swerved his van into the line of fire to shield 
Officer Obas, then was able to get the officer to safety.
  When asked why he did it, William humbly said, ``How could I not?''
  I say William Ramirez is a hero.
  South Florida is blessed by the service of patrolmen like Officer 
Obas, who work every day to keep us safe, and we are further 
strengthened by residents like William Ramirez, who sometimes add 
heroic action to their everyday routines because it is simply the right 
thing to do.
  How could we not?

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