[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H15209-H15210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GET VETERANS' CHECKS OUT ON TIME

  (Mr. MONTGOMERY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MONTGOMERY. Mr. Speaker, first we must be sure that the 3 million 


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veterans' checks get out on time. The deadline is tomorrow. Really, let 
us not let these veterans down. Let us get these checks out on time.


                          our troops in Bosnia

  Mr. Speaker, like most Americans, I have watched our American forces 
move into Bosnia on the ground and in the air. Mr. Speaker, even though 
I am not happy with the mission, I am very impressed with the way our 
Armed Forces are handling themselves. With temperatures below freezing, 
fog, snow and ice, our military is operating as well-trained unit in 
Bosnia.
  Next time that our soldiers and Air Force personnel are wearing their 
uniforms and equipment the way they are and the way they were trained, 
look at them; I am not one that has seen any Americans walking around 
without his or her helmet being on, and as you look, they are carrying 
their individual weapons, plus they are doing an outstanding job with 
our great airplanes in landing in the fog, ice, and snow.
  Mr. Speaker, we must remember that all of our personnel in Bosnia are 
from the all-volunteer system. They are the finest military force in 
the world, and it shows. Just look at them tonight on television.

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