[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
Disabled American Veterans, an organization representing our Nation's 
wartime disabled vets.
  Disabled American Veterans works to ensure our government fulfills 
its promise to those who so bravely served our Nation. And I am pleased 
to honor their service at their 67th annual convention this week in 
Rhode Island.
  The greatest tribute that we can pay to our disabled veterans is 
providing them access to quality health care and education and mental 
health services, housing, and employment assistance. For their courage 
and commitment, and for the burdens borne by their families, our 
disabled veterans and their loved ones must receive the support and the 
services they rightly deserve.
  These men and women of valor have made tremendous sacrifices in the 
name of freedom and in advancement of our Nation's security. We live in 
a free society today because of the service these men and women and 
their families have given our Nation.
  I applaud the work of the Disabled American Veterans for their 
dedicated service to our Nation's heroes and their families.

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