May 14, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 80 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                              {time}  1930
                          NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

  (Mr. SMUCKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor those brave men and 
women who selflessly serve our communities as sworn officers in our 
local police departments.
  This week is National Police Week.
  To say that police officers are heroes would simply be an 
understatement. Their work at times puts them in extremely dangerous 
circumstances where they are faced with life-or-death decisions. They, 
of course, know this and go back to work keeping us safe every day.
  That was true late last year for three Lancaster City Police 
Officers--Andrew Williams, Matthew Caple, and Todd Dickinson--when a 
man visiting Lancaster fell short of breath and began leaning against a 
building. The officers performed CPR and used a defibrillator to 
stabilize him and save his life.
  It is people like Detective Chris Jones of East Lampeter Township 
Police Department, who is working to end human trafficking, and Lower 
Windsor Township Patrolman Mark Jackson, working diligently to stop 
aggressive drivers.
  One of the Lancaster City police officers who saved that man last 
year said: ``We did what we had to do.''
  But we know they do not have to. They could choose any other 
profession. They choose to keep us safe, and for that, we are grateful.

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