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Elijah Cummings: “Mr. Speaker, the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act truly is a step towards correcting and honoring our…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2007
Mr. Speaker, the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act truly is a step towards correcting and honoring our non-citizen servicemembers, many of whom continue to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is appropriate, therefore, that we consider this legislation as we approach Veterans Day, honoring all who have risked their lives to protect our own. I introduced the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act to ensure that those who are willing to fight relentlessly on the battlefield to protect our great Nation do not have to also battle through a drawn-out citizenship process.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act and its significance for non-citizen servicemembers.

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