[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H4817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING OUR VETERANS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, all that we do and all that America 
does is owed to the greatness of our Constitution and to men and women 
whom we will honor this coming Monday, Memorial Day.
  I call today upon Americans, wherever they may be, to stop for a 
moment to honor them.
  A few years ago, I passed unanimous legislation on this floor to 
honor all of those who had ever served in combat. But we honor those 
who fell in the line of duty. This coming week, we will remember them, 
as we should every year.
  As I go home, I will be visiting one of my veterans hospitals to be 
reminded of those who still stand, and to commit that we will fix every 
problem that denies or undermines the health care system of our 
veterans.
  I have introduced the Heroes Act to ensure that veterans who have 
gained many good skills in service can equate those skills to civilian 
work, that they are treated with respect and dignity as managers and 
leaders, because that is what they were when they served in the United 
States military.
  And so we honor our fallen soldiers and their families. We will 
gather today as Americans this weekend. We will stand united under the 
flag, saying thank you, for you have told all of us that freedom is not 
free.

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