[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6056-6057]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the brave men and women 
who protect New Hampshire.
  Last week in Manchester, our State's largest city, a robbery suspect 
shot and

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wounded two police officers. Thankfully, Manchester Police Department 
caught the suspect. Officers Ryan Hardy and Matthew O'Connor are 
healing.
  Other police officers who risk their lives every day haven't been as 
lucky. Merrimack native, Ashley Guindon, an officer in Virginia, died 
in the line of duty earlier this year, a day after being sworn in. 
Ashley's name will join those on the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  During National Police Week, officers from around the country are 
here to pay their respects. Today, I had the pleasure of meeting 
Hooksett Police Chief Peter Bartlett and Jordan Wells of the Portsmouth 
PD.
  My friends are on the front lines of New Hampshire's heroin epidemic. 
My bill to increase their access to lifesaving antioverdose medication 
passed the House, and I am a proud partner in a number of efforts to 
make their jobs easier and safer.
  A police officer's job will always be dangerous. This week is an 
opportunity for us to thank them, particularly those who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice.

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