Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I share the sentiment of my colleague from Texas. You cannot be indifferent to the stories as we read the accounts of these great American heroes. I am personally affected by the part of Major General Dillard's history in terms of his opposition to Don't Ask, Don't Tell way before it was overturned. The fact that he himself knew the sting of discrimination and could not brook that this discrimination would apply to any other group of Americans is especially poignant to me. I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for bringing Major General Dillard to our attention to memorialize him in the way that she has done. I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7903, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7903, as amended. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. The title of H.R. 7903 was amended so as to read: ``A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the `Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic'.''. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”