Political Quotes

“I would just like to draw attention to something I think is very significant that happened last night among this body. That is, by a voice vote this Senate of the United States has continued to correct something in history that should have been corrected long ago. As you know, in January of this year, seven Americans were recognized for their heroic efforts in World War II, but it had been 50 years before the Government acknowledged those heroic deeds and 50 years for those individuals to have to wait until they were given the Congressional Medal of Honor. Senator Craig and I attended the White House ceremony in January of this year, where the names of those seven were announced. I say the names because they were not all there. In fact, the only living individual that was there was Vernon Baker, of St. Maries, ID, who was a lieutenant at the time in World War II. The effort that we undertook yesterday, which was significant and which is cosponsored by Senators Craig, Torricelli, Thomas, and Enzi, provides Lt. Vernon Baker and the surviving spouse and/or children of S. Sgt. Edward A. Carter, Jr. and Maj. Charles L. Thomas with the financial benefits normally given to recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.”