Candice S. Miller: “Mr. Speaker, the next three pieces of legislation that the House will consider today are each tributes to a fallen…”

“Mr. Speaker, the next three pieces of legislation that the House will consider today are each tributes to a fallen soldier of the United States Armed Forces who served in Iraq in the past year. All Americans and all peace-loving people around the world should have rejoiced in the news just yesterday that members of the Iraqi Governing Council signed an interim constitution, a grand step towards the objective of establishing free elections and a permanent self-ruling government in Iraq. Mr. Speaker, in working to achieve these extraordinary goals, countless American servicemen and women have sacrificed for months since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom nearly one year ago and, indeed, some American soldiers today have paid the ultimate price for our country. Today I am pleased that the House is taking time to consider bills that will honor the lives of three brave men whose service to our Nation and to freedom everywhere must never be forgotten.”