,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1
 #bjbd,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,smith7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
and honoring ,burnsville1 ,minnesota1   
law enforcement and first responders for
 their heroic actions4  ,whereas        
,burnsville ,police ,officers ,paul     
,elmstrand and ,matthew ,ruge and       
,firefighter_/,paramedic ,adam ,finseth 
died in the line of duty on ,february   
#ah1 #bjbd1 while responding to a       
domestic situation in ,burnsville1      
,minnesota2 ,whereas ,officer ,paul     
,elmstrand dedicated over #f years of   
service to the ,burnsville ,police      
,department1 joined the department in   
#bjag as a ,community ,service ,officer 
and was promoted to ,officer in #bjai1  
and served as part of the department's  
mobile command staff1 peer team1 honor  
guard1 and field training unit2 ,whereas

 ,officer ,matthew ,ruge dedicated over 
#c years of service to the ,burnsville  
,police ,department1 joining the        
department in #bjbj1 where he was a     
physical evidence officer and a member  
of the crisis negotiation team2 ,whereas
 ,firefighter_/,paramedic ,adam ,finseth
 dedicated #e years of service to the   
,burnsville ,fire ,department1 served as
 a water rescue trainer and on          
,burnsville's ,health and ,wellness     
,committee1 and was an ,army veteran    
serving during ,operation ,iraqi        
,freedom2 ,whereas ,officers ,paul      
,elmstrand and ,matthew ,ruge and       
,firefighter_/,paramedic ,adam ,finseth 
will be remembered as heroes who        
protected their community and loved     
their families and friends2 ,whereas    
,police ,sergeant ,adam ,medlicott was  
injured and hospitalized while          
responding to the call2 and ,whereas    
,sergeant ,adam ,medlicott has served   
with the ,burnsville ,police ,department
 since #bjad in various roles1 including

 as a patrol officer1 drug recognition  
specialist1 and field training officer1 
and was promoted to sergeant in #bjbb3  
,now therefore be it ,that the ,senate--
 7#a7 expresses deep condolences to the 
families and colleagues of ,burnsville1 
,minnesota1 ,police ,officers ,paul     
,elmstrand and ,matthew ,ruge and       
,firefighter_/,paramedic ,adam ,finseth1
 who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 
line of duty and whose sacrifice will   
not be forgotten2  7#b7 honors the      
bravery of ,police ,sergeant ,adam      
,medlicott2  7#c7 recognizes all of the 
countless selfless and heroic actions   
carried out by local law enforcement and
 first responders2  7#d7 expresses      
strong support for law enforcement and  
first responders in ,minnesota and      
across the ,united ,states who protect  
and serve their communities2 and  7#e7  
acknowledges the importance of honoring 
and remembering fallen law enforcement  
and first responders killed in the line 
of duty4