[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TUPELO POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE

  (Mr. KELLY of Mississippi asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
incredible work being done by the Tupelo Police Athletic League.
  The Police Athletic League is a national organization that allows 
members of the police force to expand community outreach and connect 
with young people and their parents through athletics and other school-
related activities. This organization has reduced juvenile crime and 
teaches our youth to appreciate and trust police officers.
  During the National Police Athletic League conference, Major Anthony 
Hill of the Tupelo Police Department was named the national 2016 Male 
Volunteer of the Year. Additionally, Tupelo Police Department 
Lieutenant Michael Russell was appointed to the Police Athletic League 
national executive board.
  I want to thank Major Anthony Hill and Lieutenant Michael Russell, 
among others, not only for their dedication to this program, but for 
their work to leave Tupelo a better place than they found it.
  I have worked with both of these officers firsthand as a city 
prosecutor, and I have seen the love and dedication they have for their 
community and the youth, and the countless hours of overtime, nights, 
and weekends they spent away from their families to make sure they help 
our youth.
  Police officers across the country make countless sacrifices to both 
protect and improve our communities.
  Thank you for all you do, Major Hill and Lieutenant Russell.

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