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Neil Abercrombie: “I will relate to Members in the course of my remarks the circumstances that took place at Punchbowl and elsewhere out in…”

On the recordJune 23, 1997
I will relate to Members in the course of my remarks the circumstances that took place at Punchbowl and elsewhere out in the Hawaiian Islands with respect to the desecration of our cemeteries there. It was with an equal degree of sadness that I learned that the gentleman from California [Mr. Calvert] had experienced similar problems and difficulties in Riverside and we found out that this was in fact a nationwide problem. With his usual regard for acting quickly on matters, the gentleman from California [Mr. Calvert] and I were able to put together this bill and receive the kind and prompt attention of the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde] in the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii
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Discussing the Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act and issues of cemetery desecration.

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