Political Quotes

“I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the gentlewoman from Virginia for bringing forward this initiative, and for her leadership in sponsoring House Joint Resolution 333, the companion legislation to Senate Joint Resolution 168. I certainly commend the gentlewoman for this, as well as our good friend, the gentlewoman from Maryland for bringing this piece of legislation before the Members for consideration. Mr. Speaker, as a member of a group of Members who has served in the Vietnam War, this is really a historic moment, at least in my humble opinion, for bringing again to the forefront a sense of recognition of this very important issue as it affects our relationship with the Republic of Vietnam. I certainly want to thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for doing this. Mr. Speaker, I want to say also that I hope this legislation will be an initiative to make the leaders of the Republic of Vietnam cognizant of the civil rights of the citizens of Vietnam. Mr. Speaker, I wish to commend the gentlewoman from Virginia for taking this initiative also to the effect that we are also not to forget some 2,300 POW's and MIA's that are still unaccounted for.”