[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   VETERAN HEALTH CARE, FIGHTER ACES

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, one of my top priorities is 
standing up for our servicemen and -women. That is why I am proud to 
reintroduce the Help Veterans Save for Health Care Act, because right 
now the IRS makes a veteran choose between receiving VA care or 
continuing to fund their health savings account. That is wrong. My bill 
fixes that.
  In addition to this bill, today Congress will recognize America's 
fighter aces with its highest honor--the Congressional Gold Medal. Last 
year, Congress passed this resolution honoring these patriots who are 
simply the best of the best.
  We are the land of the free because of all our troops and veterans 
who have put their lives on the line for us, and I salute them today as 
we remember their sacrifices on this Memorial Day.

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