Grace Napolitano: “The recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross include Captain Charles Lindbergh, Commander Richard Byrd, Amelia…”

“The recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross include Captain Charles Lindbergh, Commander Richard Byrd, Amelia Earhart, and Captain Mark Kelly. You might know who Captain Mark Kelly is because he had his medal pinned on him by his wife--our dear colleague, Representative Gabby Giffords. All of the men and women who have received this medal are American heroes, and the March Field Air Museum is to be commended for its efforts to establish a memorial honoring these individuals. On our side, we would likely support some Federal funding for this project, but in knowing our status on our budgetary problems, our friends on the other side have written the bill to prohibit Federal support. Nevertheless, we do wholeheartedly support H.R. 320. I commend my friend and colleague Ken Calvert, from my home State of California, for introducing this piece of legislation to recognize all our heroes. With that, I reserve the balance of my time.”