[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4518-H4519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    MILITARY HISTORY IS IN JEOPARDY

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to sound the alarm 
on an urgent situation that requires the Federal Government to deploy 
an emergency response.
  A retired U.S. Navy vessel at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and 
Military Park is sinking. Without help, the USS The Sullivans, which 
was part of an elite class of World War II destroyers and is a national 
historic landmark, will be lost forever.
  The visual of a partially submerged ship in Buffalo's harbor provides 
a vivid warning that irreplaceable military history is in jeopardy if 
we don't act.
  This isn't the only vessel in need of support. Maritime heritage 
grants, national preservation programs, and the Department of Defense 
are potential

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sources of funding to help these vessels.
  Dedicated sailors operated these vessels to defend our Nation. It is 
our turn to protect their stories and the lessons they provide to 
future generations. We, as a Nation, cannot abandon them or these 
ships.

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