[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           WHERE IS THE FLAG?

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, America is the most generous country 
on the face of the earth. Americans have given more in blood and 
treasure worldwide to help others than any nation in the history of the 
world.
  But the Navy Times is reporting that the United States does not fly 
our flag at its main installation at Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The 
administration says flying the flag may give people in Haiti the wrong 
idea. Well, what is that supposed to mean? Is our government ashamed of 
Old Glory?
  News reports say that every other nation involved in relief efforts 
is proudly flying their flag in Haiti. Americans in Haiti are a 
testament to the good intentions of our country. Why should the 
administration force the military to hide our flag as if it's ashamed 
of the red, white, and blue?
  The flag represents everything that's good and right about America. 
American troops should be able to fly the Stars and Stripes wherever 
they are in this world serving our Nation. After all, isn't that what 
the flag is about?
  But now it sounds like the administration is once again apologizing 
for Americans being American.
  And that's just the way it is.

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