one minute to the gentleman from
minnesota, mr. ellison.
the speaker pro tempore: the
gentleman is recognized for one
minute.
mr. ellison: mr. chairman, i
rise today to do two things.
one, to offer condolences and
thanks to the family of officer
johns, for his brave sacrifice,
and also to point out that
officer johns dedicated his life
to protecting the staff and
visitors of an institution
dedicated to remembering both
the depths of human depravenity
and the heights of courage and
bravery.
as we must understand that the
holocaust museum was not simply
a place to remember loss, awful
loss, but also courage and
standing up to great adversity.
may we all celebrate the life of
officer johns and the six
million jews who were murdered
and memorialized at the
holocaust museum by going to the
holocaust museum, by supporting
that museum and by showing
defiantly that we will not be
coward and we will not be
deterred from standing up for