[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SALUTING LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALEXANDER VINDMAN

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, the State of Texas has a large number 
of Active-Duty men and women and veterans. I rise today to salute 
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who appeared in uniform today to 
the United States Congress to tell the truth.
  Unfortunately, there were those who wanted to analyze Lieutenant 
Colonel Vindman's early beginnings. As a 3-year-old, he came from 
another country. But I think it is important to say what he is: a 
patriot.
  I read his testimony. It was straightforward, detailed. It certainly 
was without exaggeration. You could clearly see that this man cared 
about his Nation.
  We should respect the men and women of the United States military, 
particularly a Purple Heart recipient, a wounded warrior who fought for 
his country and was wounded.
  I thank him for coming forward as a patriot, as a man in the United 
States military, as one who has no issue with any person. He simply 
wants to tell the truth.
  Since we need just a little bit of expression here today, I conclude 
my remarks by saying: Go Astros. I wish them well. That is what America 
is about.

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