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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
National Police Week
Mr. President, I come to the floor to honor the integrity, dignity,
and bravery of the Federal, State, local, and Tribal police officers
throughout our country who keep us safe every day.
As officers from around the Nation gather here in Washington, DC, to
honor their fallen brothers and sisters and to add their names to the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, I take a moment to thank
the officers for their service and to pay tribute to those who have
died in the line of duty.
In 2018, 159 officers nationwide were killed in the line of duty, and
already this year, 41 officers throughout the United States have made
the ultimate sacrifice to protect our communities and protect our loved
ones. Two of these officers came from my home State of Washington.
Cowlitz County deputy sheriff Justin DeRosier served the people of
Washington for 6 years--3 in Cowlitz County and 3 in Whitman County. He
was a graduate of Kelso High School and of Washington State University.
He loved going to work every day to serve and protect the people of
Cowlitz County.
My thoughts and the thoughts and prayers of all Washingtonians are
with his wife, Katie, his new daughter, his entire family, and the
entire Cowlitz County law enforcement community.
Kittitas County sheriff's deputy Ryan Thompson served the people of
Washington for 12 years. He was born in Walla Walla and graduated from
Central Washington University. Whether it be with Kittitas County or in
the police ranks of Central Washington University, he served his
community with honor.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, his three children, his
entire family, and the Kittitas County Sheriff's Department as they
work through this unbelievable tragedy.
Since 2017, four other officers from Washington State have also lost
their lives in the line of duty: Diego Moreno from Kent, deputy sheriff
Daniel McCartney from Pierce County, detective Derrick Focht from Kent,
and chief of police Randall Scott Gibson from Kalama.
All of these men deserve a great deal of respect and gratitude for
their service and for their sacrifice. All of the men and women in law
enforcement deserve our respect and gratitude for their commitment and
dedication to our country and for embodying the best of our Nation.
I have seen so many of the men and women of law enforcement who have
come here to DC this week to participate in this memorial. It is right
that we give them recognition, and it is right that we remember the
sacrifice law enforcement officers make every single day on our behalf.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for
the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the
nomination.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and
consent to the Rosen nomination?
Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander).
Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr.
Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs.
Gillibrand) and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) are
necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber
desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 116 Ex.]
YEAS--52
Barrasso
Blackburn
Blunt
Boozman
Braun
Burr
Capito
Cassidy
Collins
Cornyn
Cotton
Cramer
Crapo
Cruz
Daines
Enzi
Ernst
Fischer
Gardner
Graham
Grassley
Hawley
Hoeven
Hyde-Smith
Inhofe
Isakson
Johnson
Kennedy
Lankford
Lee
McConnell
McSally
Moran
Murkowski
Paul
Perdue
Portman
Risch
Roberts
Romney
Rounds
Rubio
Sasse
Scott (FL)
Scott (SC)
Shelby
Sullivan
Thune
Tillis
Toomey
Wicker
Young
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NAYS--45
Baldwin
Bennet
Blumenthal
Booker
Brown
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Feinstein
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Jones
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Leahy
Manchin
Markey
Menendez
Merkley
Murphy
Murray
Peters
Reed
Rosen
Sanders
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
Sinema
Smith
Stabenow
Tester
Udall
Van Hollen
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wyden
NOT VOTING--3
Alexander
Gillibrand
Harris
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to
reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the
President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The Majority Leader.
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