On the recordMay 28, 2020
Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Maryland for walking through those items. I first want to start by sharing and associating myself with the comments made by my friend from Texas (Mr. Thornberry) about the loss of our dear friend, Sam Johnson. Sam and I got to be close friends, and I can picture him sitting right over there by General Lafayette's painting, in his scooter, as he was voting and sharing stories with friends in his last few months when he served here with us with distinction for so long, and the conversations and just the understanding of a giant that we served with, someone who served our country, spent 7 years in the Hanoi Hilton, as we talked about. They never broke him. They probably broke every bone in his body trying, but he and those other brave men in that prison never once faltered in their love and dedication to our country and to their family. He missed his wife. We know now he is with her and in a special place, and we are all better for having served with Sam Johnson. He truly is missed and was a special friend.
