[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9838]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO ALL OUR VETERANS

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to all those 
who wear and who have worn the uniform of the United States of America.
  As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, it has been my 
honor to work with my colleagues to provide our veterans with the 
resources and care they so justly deserve.
  To that end, I would like to highlight just two of the many programs 
this Congress has enacted in its efforts to provide better support to 
our veterans.
  Since the post-9/11 GI bill went into effect in August 2009, $1.2 
billion in education benefits have been paid to veterans students, 
including members of the Guard and Reserve and, in some instances, 
their wives and children, providing them with the skills they need in a 
global economy.
  Through provisions in the End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010, we 
are working toward a goal of ending veteran homelessness in 5 years.
  To all our veterans, it is you and those who came before you who have 
made our freedoms possible. Thank you for your courage, commitment, and 
sacrifice, knowing that service in war is a life-changing event that we 
must ever honor.

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