Nancy Pelosi: “I had the privilege of going to Whiteman Air Force Base with our distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Missouri…”

“I had the privilege of going to Whiteman Air Force Base with our distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) to say to the men and women in uniform there how proud we are of them, how proud we are of their patriotism, the sacrifice that they are willing to make. And this weekend I joined the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) to visit our men and women in uniform in the Persian Gulf. We had the privilege of representing both sides of the aisle to the young men and women there to say how proud again that we were of them and the sacrifice they were making. All of us take pride in the many relationships we have with the military. My uncle died in the Battle of the Bulge. My family continues to be proud of the Purple Heart he received. Four of my brothers served, three in the active army, one in the reserve. So when we saw these young people there, it was bringing a lot of history to the conversation.”