[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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             THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY KEEPS STUDENTS SAFE

  (Mr. TIBERI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize The Ohio State 
University, their emergency management team, and all our police 
officers and first responders who took swift action on Monday to keep 
our students safe and stop an attacker wielding a knife. My thoughts 
and prayers are with the victims who were injured, and I wish them a 
quick and full recovery.
  As a fellow Buckeye, it is difficult to even fathom that senseless 
violence like this can happen even on one of our own campuses. I walked 
those sidewalks as a student, and just a few days ago I was with my 
wife on campus.
  With the unpredictable threats and the potential emergencies we face 
today, we must be prepared, and we must always be vigilant.
  I am sincerely grateful to The Ohio State University that they were 
ready. An OSU police officer, who is also a graduate of the university, 
is a hero for stopping a potential terror attack that ISIS has claimed 
responsibility for. The university effectively utilized emergency 
response protocol to keep thousands of students on campus out of harm's 
way.
  Mr. Speaker, America's universities and colleges are places where 
students should safely engage with their classmates, where they are 
challenged, and where they find opportunities to succeed in our great 
Nation. That is certainly the case at The Ohio State University.
  As we continue to pray for our students' safety and security, we must 
stand with the Buckeye community. We are Buckeye strong.

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