[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H16648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     VETERANS GUARANTEED BONUS ACT

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, today the House will take a huge step 
towards addressing one of the great injustices affecting our brave men 
and women in uniform. With today's passage of the Veterans Guaranteed 
Bonus Act, we will once and for all end the practice of denying combat-
injured service men and women their enlistment bonuses that they were 
promised, that they deserve, and that they have earned.
  It defies belief that some of America's combat-wounded veterans were 
actually sent a bill to repay their enlistment bonuses after they were 
injured, or that the Pentagon would stop making payments if the bonuses 
were paid in installments.
  The American people were justifiably outraged when this situation 
came to light. And today Congress is going to do something about it by 
passing the Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act. Hopefully, this bill will 
soon be signed into law and we can demonstrate for our brave men and 
women in uniform that this Congress will support our troops with our 
actions, not just our words.




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