Congressman Rob Wittman honored Cedell Brooks of the King George County Board of Supervisors this morning, December 19, 2017. The crowd of well-wishers filled the County's Board room with only a handful of empty seats. The crowd mingled and enjoyed food and drink while waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Congressman Wittman began his presentation with a few remarks about how local officials had a "special place in Heaven" for all of their hard work. Wittman then said members of Congress could honor important people in three ways. The first way was his Extension of Remarks that were made for the Congressional Record on October 4, 2017. After reading them aloud, he presented copies to Supervisor Brooks.
The next presentation was of a flag flown at the U. S. Capitol. Congressman Wittman and Sheriff Steve Dempsey worked together to fold the flag and placed it into a shadow box before presenting it to Brooks. Wittman's final award was a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for public service.
Once he finished presenting his three awards, Congressman Wittman "yielded the floor" to Supervisor Brooks. Brooks, full of emotion, kept his comments short but repeatedly thanked those in the community for being present.
We would be remiss if we did not mention the four protestors standing outside the Revercomb Building. The protestors were not there to voice their opposition to Supervisor Brooks but rather to stand against the pending tax bill. Their goal was to "let Wittman know that we strongly disapprove of the Tax Bill that is being pushed through Congress." Aside from some supporters taking their photos, the protestors remained pleasant and out of the way. Many local deputies and State Troopers were on hand for the ceremony and did keep tabs on the protestors but remained professional in dealing with them.
Congressman Wittman began his presentation with a few remarks about how local officials had a "special place in Heaven" for all of their hard work. Wittman then said members of Congress could honor important people in three ways. The first way was his Extension of Remarks that were made for the Congressional Record on October 4, 2017. After reading them aloud, he presented copies to Supervisor Brooks.
The next presentation was of a flag flown at the U. S. Capitol. Congressman Wittman and Sheriff Steve Dempsey worked together to fold the flag and placed it into a shadow box before presenting it to Brooks. Wittman's final award was a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for public service.
Once he finished presenting his three awards, Congressman Wittman "yielded the floor" to Supervisor Brooks. Brooks, full of emotion, kept his comments short but repeatedly thanked those in the community for being present.
We would be remiss if we did not mention the four protestors standing outside the Revercomb Building. The protestors were not there to voice their opposition to Supervisor Brooks but rather to stand against the pending tax bill. Their goal was to "let Wittman know that we strongly disapprove of the Tax Bill that is being pushed through Congress." Aside from some supporters taking their photos, the protestors remained pleasant and out of the way. Many local deputies and State Troopers were on hand for the ceremony and did keep tabs on the protestors but remained professional in dealing with them.
I was one of the "protestors", plus I was inside too. The protest was just to try to let the Congressman know that the tax bill is a bad bill for so many reasons.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a selfish time to protest, being that this moment was supposed to be about honoring a person not affiliated with the tax bill.
ReplyDeleteAs one of the protesters, I was shocked that Wittman was advised by the sheriff to enter through the back door for security reasons. I did not realize that 4 peaceful protesters (3 of us are retired) pose a security threat to Congressman Wittman.
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