[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 20 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the City of Berkeley, 
California, recently disgraced itself by referring to brave marines 
with slander when the city council voted to tell the Marine Corps to 
close its recruiting station. As a veteran, as the son-in-law of a 
veteran, and as the father of four sons in the military, I know 
firsthand of the education and opportunities provided by military 
service while promoting freedom.
  In response to Berkeley, Congressman John Campbell has introduced 
legislation that would remove $2 million in secret earmarks for the 
City of Berkeley and instead send the money to the Marines. While I 
believe wholeheartedly in free speech, we owe respect to the very 
people who are sacrificing so much to defend our freedoms. I invite the 
Berkeley City Council to visit Beaufort, South Carolina, home of Parris 
Island, the naval hospital, and the Marine Corps Air Station to see how 
our patriotic community supports the brave men and women who serve as 
proud marines.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and the United States Marine 
Corps, and we will never forget September the 11th.

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