[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING FILIPINO WORLD WAR II HEROES

  (Mrs. RADEWAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RADEWAGEN. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this minute to applaud 
the passage, by unanimous consent, of the Filipino Veterans of World 
War II Congressional Gold Medal Act, which I was proud to cosponsor.
  I want to thank both Senator Hirono and Representative Gabbard for 
their efforts in seeing this measure get sent to the President's desk. 
They did a fantastic job, and I could not be more proud to work 
alongside other women in Congress who work so hard for those they 
serve.
  This has been a long time coming, and I am happy to see that we are 
finally recognizing these heroes who helped the United States win the 
war in the Pacific. The countless sacrifices and efforts by those men 
and women of the Philippines who answered the call to arms in defense 
of the ideals and values we hold so dear can never be forgotten. With 
the passage of this important legislation, the people of the United 
States can finally say thank you to those brave men and women.
  I look forward to seeing the President sign this legislation into law 
and want to once again thank the men and women of the Philippines who 
fought alongside the United States in defense of freedom.

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