[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CHRIS KYLE MEDAL OF HONOR ACT

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I introduced a bill that would 
authorize and request the President to award our Nation's highest 
military honor to a Texan who served this Nation with distinction and 
bravery.
  Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL, protected countless American troops as they 
went into battle. Chris Kyle voluntarily put his life on the line when 
he completed his first tour in Iraq, and when he returned not once, but 
three more times.
  Make no mistake, the Medal of Honor will not bring back a husband, 
father, son, and a model Texan. But the Medal of Honor will show Chris 
Kyle's family our gratitude for his relentless devotion to our country.
  Mr. Speaker, since its inception, the Medal of Honor has been awarded 
3,507 times. I challenge someone to tell me Chris Kyle didn't show the 
bravery that is a prerequisite for this high honor. I challenge anyone 
to tell me that his courageous acts are undeserving of this 
recognition.
  Chris Kyle is someone who we should strive to be. He is a true 
American patriot whose acts of valor must be permanently etched in our 
Nation's history.
  In God we trust.

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