[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE GIFT OF FREQUENT FLYER MILES

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, the holidays are a time to reflect on the 
things for which we are grateful. As we enjoy the company of family and 
friends, we should also take time to thank the brave men and women 
serving in our Armed Forces.
  Every one of us knows the tremendous debt we owe our military 
families. This year, as a token of my thanks, I'm donating over 79,000 
frequent flyer miles that I received for congressional travel to the 
Fisher House's Hero Miles program, which provides free airline tickets 
to American soldiers and their families.
  Flying to Washington is part of our job, and there's no better way to 
use the miles we accumulate from those trips than to help our troops 
and their families see each other. I encourage all of my colleagues to 
donate their miles to the Fisher House or a similar charity that helps 
make a difference this holiday season.

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