I rise in support of H.R. 4289, a bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.'' I commend my colleague Mr. Fortuno of Puerto Rico for introducing the bill. I cannot improve upon the words of Chairman Filner. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and honor the extraordinary valor of Captain Euripides Rubio.
Supporting a bill to name a veterans outpatient clinic in Puerto Rico after Captain Euripides Rubio.
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