[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  RECOGNIZING VETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Veterans Legal Institute, an organization that resides right 
in the middle of my district serving our veterans in Orange County, 
California, since 2014.
  It is a nonprofit organization and provides pro bono legal assistance 
to our veterans on a myriad of issues, for example, on some of the 
education issues going on using their GI Bill and housing--because we 
have so many of our veterans, as you know, that are homeless--with 
respect to health care, getting into those VA hospitals and to the 
agencies, and, of course, with respect to employment.
  The organization's ongoing efforts have become an important factor in 
helping us to bring veterans along and to ensure that they are an 
integral part of our community.
  Veterans Legal Institute is committed to providing our everyday 
heroes with the resources and the support that they deserve, and I 
believe that we must do our part by supporting organizations such as 
Veterans Legal Institute so that they can effectively serve this 
community.

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