[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 29780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THOSE VETERANS WHO PROTECTED US

  (Mr. BOUSTANY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOUSTANY. Madam Speaker, today my colleagues will enumerate the 
importance of funding bills that this Congress has yet to pass. One of 
these bills, the veterans appropriations bill, is particularly 
important, and the lack of progress for political purposes is simply 
atrocious.
  This past weekend, I met with veterans from Louisiana who had come to 
visit the beautiful World War II Memorial. One man had stormed Omaha 
Beach on D-Day. Another was a member of the famed Buffalo Soldiers, an 
original member of the famed Buffalo Soldiers. These men are heroes.
  I heard firsthand their needs, the increased attention that's needed 
for mental health purposes and other better VA services.
  Madam Speaker, as we approach Veterans Day, let us in Congress 
demonstrate our appreciation. Let us pass a veterans appropriations 
bill as promised without unrelated pork-laden spending bills attached. 
Let us pass it to honor those who have protected us so bravely and for 
those who continue to serve valiantly to protect us today.

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