[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE ALLIED TROOPS WHO LANDED ON THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN FRANCE

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, 71 years ago this week, 160,000 Allied 
troops landed on the beaches of northern France. Nine thousand were 
killed or wounded on D-day. Their bravery and sacrifice made possible 
the liberation of a continent and the defeat of an evil ideology.
  The American heroes who fought at Normandy are examples of what we 
want our country to be: courageous, generous, and undeterred by a 
commitment to freedom. But we owe every veteran from D-day to today 
more.
  We should remove the expiration dates in the GI bill so that veterans 
have access to education and training at any point in their career. We 
should pass an infrastructure plan with a preference for hiring 
veterans in the building and construction trades. We should help 
veterans keep medical appointments by providing child care at the VA 
clinics. And we should make sure that our veterans hospitals are state-
of-the-art facilities.
  Mr. Speaker, this weekend I will join all Americans and remember our 
soldiers who fought on D-day. May our country always be worthy of their 
sacrifice.

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