[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 130 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss how the Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations 
bill will honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of 
freedom here and abroad.
  Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place of hundreds of 
thousands of veterans who died fighting for us.
  It is a tremendous honor to be buried at Arlington, but the cemetery 
is running out of space and is currently undergoing an expansion that 
requires funding from Congress to be completed.
  The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
appropriations bill fully funds the cemetery's Southern Expansion 
Project, which will increase burial capacity until at least 2060.
  Those who pay the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation must be honored, 
and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
appropriations bill ensures America's most hallowed ground can continue 
to be the final resting place for our fallen heroes.

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