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HONORING THE LIVES OF FBI SPECIAL AGENTS DANIEL ALFIN AND LAURA
SCHWARTZENBERGER
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HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
of florida
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise to honor the lives of two fallen FBI agents, Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger.
While executing a federal warrant in a child exploitation investigation, Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger were shot and killed in the line of duty in Sunrise, Florida.
They died protecting our most vulnerable citizens and the community they loved.
This was sadly the FBI's deadliest day since the tragic events on 9/
11. It has also been more than 30 years since two agents were gunned down together in the line of duty.
A 16-year veteran of the FBI, Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger's specialty was pursuing crimes against children.
Her work with the FBl's Miami Field Office's Innocent Images National Initiative led to the arrests of those involved in the exploitation of children and ``sextortion.'' She leaves behind a husband and two children.
Special Agent Daniel Alfin was a 12-year veteran of the FBI. He was a veteran agent who led the investigation into a dark web site called Playpen, one of the country's largest child pornography operations. He also leaves behind a wife and one child.
While I did not have the good fortune of knowing these two Special Agents, I know this--these were two brave individuals taken from us and we lost them way too soon.
These were incredible parents, ripped from their families before their time. They were extraordinary public servants trying to make our community a safer place to raise our families.
To their families and loved ones, I struggle to find words that can offer solace and comfort in their time of distress.
The great poet William Wordsworth once said, ``Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.''
Perhaps he meant that we find hope in the belief that our thoughts and prayers will in time heal their families, and in the hope and belief that the children of these fallen heroes will grow up knowing that their parents made this sacrifice to make their world and our world a better place.
Agents Alfin and Schwartzenberger put their lives on the line every day to make us safer.
We lost them to a senseless act of violence by someone with a total disregard for the lives of others.
We grieve their loss not only to the community they served, but to the families and loved ones they leave behind.
They made the ultimate sacrifice, and we will be forever grateful.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 21(1), Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 21(2)
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