Brian Jones: “This is very important legislation. I want to thank the gentlelady from Florida, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, for…”

“This is very important legislation. I want to thank the gentlelady from Florida, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, for bringing this forward. I want to say that the chairman of the Financial Services Committee and the ranking member, Mr. Frank, saw the importance of this legislation and wanted to bring it to the floor as quickly as possible. Mr. Bachus, who is chairman of the committee, has a son, Warren, who is now in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege to serve the Camp Lejeune Marine Base, which is in the Third District of North Carolina. In 1994, as a candidate for this office, I heard about the very special marines who trained at Montford Point, which is on the base at Camp Lejeune. I did not know the history at that time, but as we all know, during that period of time, we had segregation in this country, which was wrong. President Franklin Roosevelt made a decision and issued a directive that the Marine Corps would accept these fine Americans who wanted to be marines, so therefore they were segregated, but they were marines who gave their very best for our country. October 24, 2011. Hon. Spencer Bachus, Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Bachus: I am writing concerning H.R. 2447, to grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines, which is scheduled for Floor action on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.…”