Ted Deutch: “I thank my friend, the gentlelady from Guam. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3304. I was pleased to work with my…”

“I thank my friend, the gentlelady from Guam. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3304. I was pleased to work with my colleagues, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Bridenstine of Oklahoma, and Mr. Rooney of Florida, on this bill; and I appreciate the work that they do on behalf of our veterans and the men and women who serve our country today. This legislation will waive the time limitation to allow the award of the Medal of Honor to two brave men, Bennie G. Adkins, a constituent of Mr. Rogers', and Donald P. Sloat, a constituent of Mr. Bridenstine's. I sincerely appreciate my colleagues' support and the support of the House Armed Services Committee in the effort to bring this legislation to the floor today. This legislation will also allow the award of the Medal of Honor to several other deserving veterans. This bill represents the culmination of a long fight to remedy discrimination against Jewish American and Hispanic American veterans of our Armed Forces who, in spite of their acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty, may have been overlooked as being deserving of the Medal of Honor. Over 12 years ago, this important effort began because Mitch Libman, a close friend of Leonard Kravitz', made it known that then-Private First Class Kravitz may have been improperly bypassed for the Medal of Honor.…”