[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF DEPUTY CORPORAL BILL COOPER

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, in recent months, our Nation's police 
have come under attack. Last month, the violence against our police hit 
home as Sebastian County, Arkansas, Sheriff's Deputy Corporal Bill 
Cooper was shot and killed responding to a call for help on August 10.
  In the days and weeks since his untimely death, thousands of 
Sebastian County residents paid their respects to Corporal Cooper by 
remembering his dedication to God, his family, the sheriff's 
department, and the country he loved.
  I don't pretend that my words will fill the void left by his death, 
but I hope my words can properly honor a man who paid the ultimate 
price upholding the oath he swore to defend. I thank him for his 
service, and I thank his family for sharing him with the community.
  Psalm 34:18 says: ``The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He 
rescues those whose spirits are crushed.''
  May God bless and comfort Deputy Cooper's family and friends during 
this time of grief.

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