On the recordMarch 10, 2010
I speak to you today, Madam Speaker, not just as a United States Congressman but as a United States marine. I've served in Iraq twice. I've served in Afghanistan once. I was part of the 1st Marine Division. I, for one, don't appreciate being lectured to... about how I'm less of a person because I've served overseas. This is an ill-conceived resolution. It is a resolution that is hurtful to our troops on the ground who are fighting now, and it is a resolution that is hurtful to their families. A vote for this resolution is sending a message to their families that their sacrifices and willingness to stand in the gap against the forces of tyranny and destruction and radical Islam were false errands. This is the wrong message to send. Our message should be one of support and encouragement.
