[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H88]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I want to pay acknowledgment and have 
my colleagues recognize a medaled combat veteran in the name of our 
Secretary of Defense, and that is General Lloyd Austin.
  Over the last couple of weeks, there have been enormous criticism of 
the nature of his health condition and the alleged communication or 
noncommunication in the chain of command.
  I rise today only to be able to acknowledge the work of a soldier and 
one who has, through his years of service, continued to act excellently 
and with excellence.
  With that in mind, I hope that all Members of this body will allow 
the process to proceed, will allow a person to achieve the health 
services that they need, and will allow respect to be given to a 
medaled combat officer who now serves this Nation as the Secretary of 
Defense. Let us do that for his family, for the Secretary, for the men 
and women of the military, and for this Nation.

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