Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Let me just comment on all the commentary from the sponsors of the legislation, Mr. Westerman, and our other colleagues, who outlined the importance of the legislation and the memorial. There is a border community in my district, Douglas, and very prominent in their plaza is a memorial to all the men and women who have died in combat from that region, from the community of Douglas and from the county of Cochise. I was talking to one of the VFW commanders on that visit, and he said: In this plaque, in this piece of granite, we have every ethnicity, every creed, representing different histories and cultures, and they all bled, and some died together in defense of this country. I think this memorial will go a long way to say if that kind of sacrifice and that kind of unity is possible under the most extreme of circumstances, certainly being able to live in some sense of unity should be an ongoing goal. I think that will be part of what this memorial will mean to people. Mr. Speaker I yield back the balance of my time.”