BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding
the incident at the U.S. Capitol today the claimed the life of one U.S. Capitol
Police officer and injured another:
“I take very personally the death of a Capitol Police officer. The
United States Capitol Police work tirelessly to protect the U.S. Capitol and
the people in and around it. I’m praying for the family and friends of Officer Billy
Evans and for the entire Capitol Police force. Law enforcement deserves our full
support as they risk their lives daily to keep the peace.”
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