[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the incredibly 
brave men and women in blue who serve and protect our communities.
  For example, Sergeant P.J. Wilson of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police 
Department is a third shift supervisor. He and his team work the wee 
hours of the morning to make sure that we can sleep in peace.
  Officer K.S. Kodad works every weekend and most holidays because he 
knows that criminals don't always work business hours.
  Officer Tim Purdy recently sat down in a school parking lot to calm 
and reassure a potentially suicidal autistic student.
  Detective McKee recently helped solve a homicide from last summer, 
with all five suspects now in custody.
  Mr. Speaker, these are just four of the thousands of police officers 
who should be recognized for their important work. Today and every day, 
we should take time to say thank you to the police officers we 
encounter in our communities.

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