[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE MEDAL OF HONOR PRIORITY CARE ACT

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, last week, I introduced bipartisan 
legislation to honor our Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. H.R. 
4720, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act, would place Medal of Honor 
recipients in the VA's highest priority group to make certain they 
receive timely access to their health benefits.
  Medal of Honor recipients have gone above and beyond the call of duty 
by putting themselves in harm's way to protect their position and 
fellow soldiers in combat. Currently, there are 78 living recipients of 
the Medal of Honor, including two from Michigan--Corporal Duane E. 
Dewey and Private First Class Robert E. Simanek--who both received the 
decoration for their heroic actions in the Korean war.
  These heroes should have access to the VA when they need it, and the 
Medal of Honor Priority Care Act will ensure that this select group of 
individuals is guaranteed the highest level of care.

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