Joe Baca: “I stand in support of H.R. 5037. First of all, I want to thank the chairman, Mr. Buyer, for his support and his…”

“I stand in support of H.R. 5037. First of all, I want to thank the chairman, Mr. Buyer, for his support and his leadership and his vision in protecting and speaking on behalf of our veterans. I think it is important that we have someone who has served in the military who will stand up for a lot of our veterans. As you see in Congress today, we do not have a lot of individuals who have served in the military or are willing to stand up with it. The other individual I would like to thank is Sylvestre Reyes, because he truly has served as a veteran, has served in the committee and stands up for important legislation that talks about the Fallen Heroes Act. Right now, that is important for a lot of us. I want to thank both of you for standing up and your leadership on behalf of all veterans of America, because we owe it to our veterans. Many of our veterans who serve our country serve with honor and dignity. They believe in this country. They believe in standing up for the freedoms we enjoy today. A lot of them do not know what is going to happen to them, but they serve with honor and dignity because they believe in the freedoms that we enjoy today and the freedoms that we will enjoy tomorrow. But if a fallen hero falls, we have the responsibility as Americans to make sure that we protect them and that they have the right to bury their families with honor and with dignity.…”