[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECRET SERVICE

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the U.S. 
Secret Service and to commemorate its 150th anniversary.
  In 1865, Congress created the Secret Service to combat the production 
and distribution of counterfeit currency in post-Civil War America. At 
the time, currency counterfeiting was a fast-growing and serious threat 
to our Nation's financial and economic stability.
  In 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley, 
Congress further directed the Secret Service to take responsibility for 
the protection and safety of the President of the United States.
  Today, 150 years after the Secret Service's founding, the men and 
women of the Secret Service continue to serve with quiet confidence 
across the United States and around the world as they protect our 
Nation against threats both foreign and domestic. From ensuring the 
security of the President, other senior government officials, and 
events of national significance, to protecting the integrity of our 
currency and investigating crimes against our financial system, the 
U.S. Secret Service plays a critical role in our Nation's safety and 
continued success. The contributions, sacrifices, and achievements of 
the Secret Service over the last 150 years have made the agency an 
indelible part of our Nation's identity.
  The five points of the Secret Service star represent the Service's 
core values of duty, justice, courage, honesty, and loyalty. These 
values have been the Secret Service's foundation for the past century 
and one-half and will continue to be the foundation on which the 
Service's next 150 years--and the Nation's security--are grounded.
  On this, the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Secret Service, I call 
upon my colleagues and upon all Americans to recognize the tremendous 
contributions the Secret Service has made to our Nation's safety and 
well-being. I also express my thanks to the thousands of dedicated 
Secret Service agents and employees who devote their time and energy to 
keeping our Nation, and our leaders, safe and secure.

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