March 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 41 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H2514-H2515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING SHERIFF MIKE BROWN

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of 
retiring Bedford County, Virginia, Sheriff Mike Brown. The county's top 
law enforcement officer since 1996, Sheriff Brown has devoted nearly 50 
years to protecting the citizens of his home county and the 
Commonwealth of Virginia.
  In his time as sheriff, Mike has led efforts to modernize the 
department and expand cooperation with surrounding departments. These 
efforts led to the 1998 creation of the Southern Virginia Internet 
Crimes Against Children Task Force, an organization whose purpose is 
locating and prosecuting individuals who prey on our children.
  In the most recent reporting year, the task force arrested 227 
individuals accused of crimes against children and identified 127 child 
victims. Over 20 years, an untold number of children have been 
protected and hundreds of predators have been put behind bars because 
of Sheriff Brown's efforts to establish the task force.
  In 2017, Sheriff Brown was appropriately named National Sheriffs' 
Association Sheriff of the Year.
  Madam Speaker, I thank Sheriff Brown for his service to the citizens 
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Bedford County and all of Virginia, and I wish him and his family all 
the best during a well-earned retirement. His service leaves a legacy 
we can all be proud of.

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