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John Garamendi: “I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio for offering this resolution. I think every Member on this floor understands the…”

On the recordNovember 30, 2010
I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio for offering this resolution. I think every Member on this floor understands the critical importance of the National Guard in their own communities and in their State, and it's certainly appropriate that we recognize the 374th birthday of the National Guard. You had me on that one. I didn't know it was 374 until this moment. But I do know the history of my own State of California and the critical importance of the National Guard not only in all of the traumas that occur in my State, but also overseas and the wars.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Nov 30, 2010

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The speaker is recognizing the significance of the National Guard and its 374th birthday.

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