[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TEXAS LAWMAN--OFFICER DAVID HOFER

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, he was a son, a brother, and a soon-
to-be groom. David Hofer's life was ripped from this world on March 1, 
2 days ago, leaving behind his family and his fiancee.
  Officer Hofer was 29. He was from Fort Worth, Texas. He was shot and 
coldly murdered after a gunfire exchange with an outlaw in a nearby 
park. The criminal who gunned him down was a 22-year-old drug addict 
who had been released from prison that very day.
  Officer Hofer served with the Euless, Texas, Police Department. He 
had been serving there for 2 years. He had previously served with the 
NYPD for 5 years. He dedicated his life to protecting the rest of us.
  Mr. Speaker, hundreds of blue lights from patrol cars lit the way as 
Officer Hofer's body was transported from the hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, this is the 16th police officer killed this year. In 
fact, two officers now have been murdered in 2 days.
  Mr. Speaker, we must always honor and respect and mourn the life of 
such valiant men and women. The thin blue line stands strong in the 
face of evildoers that live among us.
  The men and women who wear the badge are America's best--men such as 
Officer David Hofer. They sacrifice their lives to keep the homefront 
safe from the dregs of society, misfits, and bandits who wish to do the 
rest of us harm.
  Back the blue, Mr. Speaker. Back the blue.
  And that is just the way it is.

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