[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         REMEMBERING U.S. CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER VERNON ALSTON

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we were very saddened to hear of the 
loss of U.S. Capitol police officer Vernon Alston this past weekend.
  Officer Alston served on the force for nearly two decades, working to 
protect all of us. Capitol police chief Kim Dine said that his passing, 
at the age of 44, was ``truly a tragic loss for the Alston family and 
for the United States Capitol Police, which in fact is actually one and 
the same.''
  I know his fellow officers would agree. I know his service and 
dedication will be remembered by all who knew him. I know our 
colleagues will join me in holding his family in our thoughts.

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