[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THANKING UNNAMED GARLAND POLICEMEN

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, this is National Police Week, and I did 
want to rise in recognition of the brave law enforcement officers of 
the police department in Garland, Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, just a little over a week ago, May 3, two heavily armed 
assailants opened fire outside an event at the Curtis Culwell Center in 
Garland, Texas. Thankfully, some of Texas' finest police officers were 
on hand to protect the innocent lives inside.
  Traffic police and SWAT officers from the Garland Police Department 
did their job. They subdued these two would-be mass murderers before 
they were able to take a life.
  To date, these heroes remain unnamed, but we cannot overlook their 
bravery and their willingness to put their lives on the line to protect 
ours. They kept this crisis from becoming a tragedy, and they averted 
what likely could have been the largest mass casualty situation north 
Texas has ever seen.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend to the Garland Police Department my sincerest 
appreciation for their service and their bravery. These heroes deserve 
our deepest appreciation for their selfless preservation of human life.

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