05/15/2026
Every day, officers across America walk towards danger on behalf of people they may never meet. They protect our neighborhoods, our schools, our families, and our way of life… all at great personal risk.
Today I spoke on the House floor to say thank you to the men and women who make up the Thin Blue Line and honor the the memory of Southwest Michigan officers who have died in the line of duty including Berrien County Deputy Sheriff Elton C. Stover, Mattawan Police Officer Scot A. Beyerstedt, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Officer Eric Zapata, and Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ryan Joseph Proxmire.
To the families of the fallen. We honor your loss. We stand with you and we grieve with you.
To the officers and their families serving today in Southwest Michigan and across America, thank you.
As your voice in Washington, I will continue to support policies that back the blue and make sure our men and women in law enforcement have the resources they need.
