[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HIRE VETS MEDALLION

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday was Veterans Day, and while we were 
all back in our district and while we should thank our veterans every 
day for standing in defense of our Nation, November 11 is a day when we 
all can join together as Americans to thank these courageous heroes.
  I rise today to congratulate one specific business, Tactical and 
Survival Specialties, Incorporated, of Harrisonburg for being awarded 
the U.S. Department of Labor's HIRE Vets Medallion.
  This prestigious honor is the only program within the Federal 
Government that recognizes the meaningful and verifiable efforts 
undertaken by job creators to hire and retain our veterans.
  Tactical and Survival Specialties, Incorporated, was founded by 
retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Bill Strang in 1980, and 
the business is one of the oldest tactical equipment suppliers in the 
United States. TSSi is committed to providing state-of-the-art 
equipment to military, law enforcement, and disaster response 
professionals all over the world.

  I applaud TSSi on being one of a select few awardees across the 
Nation, and I thank all the employers who have demonstrated outstanding 
efforts to hire, train, and retain our veterans.

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