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Floor SpeechNeutral2026-05-13

APPRECIATING POLICE

Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
RSC-2 · Representative
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On 2026-05-13, Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) delivered a floor speech titled "APPRECIATING POLICE" in the House.

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APPRECIATING POLICE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)] [House] [Page H3403] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] APPRECIATING POLICE (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in recognition of National Police Week, Americans appreciate all officers while honoring those who were wounded or lost their lives in the line of duty. This year, we honor the following officers of South Carolina, who were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall: F. Devin Mason, Nathaniel M. Ansay, Will G. Durant, Michael Charles Wood, Dennis D. Ricks, Jr., and Mark S. Reynolds. They all served in the tradition of the late Greg Alia of Forest Acres. House Republicans stand alongside these courageous heroes. This week, there is legislation of commitment to those who serve our country, and we must restore law and order. Mr. Speaker, I respect my hometown police chief, Andrew ``Bear'' Richbourg of Springdale. God bless our troops as the global war on terrorism continues. Trump is reinstituting peace through strength, revealing war criminal Putin lies, insulting Trump and mocking Trump, shamefully breaking the victory day cease-fire. As war criminal Putin bombs civilian homes, Ukrainian parents provide their children at night with whistles to assist in recovery as Putin attacks their homes and murders children. ____________________
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