Political Quotes

“I rise today with my colleague, Senator Feinstein, to introduce legislation to honor recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross--the oldest military aviation award created by Congress. This bill would designate the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California as the National Distinguished Flying Cross Memorial. Companion legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Ken Calvert and recently passed by a vote of 410-0. The Distinguished Flying Cross honors members of the armed forces who perform an act of 'heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight.' Since it was established by Congress in 1926, tens of thousands of brave Americans have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, including Wilber and Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, former President George H. W. Bush, Senator John McCain, former Senator John Glenn, Chuck Yeager, General Jimmy Doolittle, and Admiral Jim Stockdale. More recently, it has been awarded to a number of American men and women serving our Nation in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am proud that so many of the service members who have received the prestigious Distinguished Flying Cross are from my home State of California.”