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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 268, the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park Boundary Adjustment Act, introduced by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Vela). H.R. 268 expands the boundary of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to include approximately 166 acres of land that is to be donated to the Department of the Interior. The donated land was the site of Fort Brown, a crucial outpost during the Mexican-American War, which remains the last standing physical structure associated with that war. During its life, Fort Brown transformed from a site designed for a confrontation into a post that served to protect the growing Mexican- American population of the region. Palo Alto Battlefield was designated as a national historic landmark in 1960, as a national historic site in 1978, and a national historic park in 2009. Today, the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park is the only unit of the National Park Service focused on the Mexican- American War. I congratulate Representative Vela for championing this bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) will control the time for the minority. There was no objection.”