Gillespie Montgomery: “Mr. Speaker, I say to the gentleman from Florida that we will be glad to work with him in my capacity as chairman of the…”

“Mr. Speaker, I say to the gentleman from Florida that we will be glad to work with him in my capacity as chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Also, to the gentleman from New Hampshire, who mentioned the Persian Gulf veterans bill compensation which I have introduced, it is good legislation, and I would hope that more Members would sign onto it. It is needed. My final subject is to follow up on the remarks of the gentleman from California about our trip to Normandy. I certainly hope there would not be too much criticism. That was one of the most important events in the 20th century of our Nation and of the world, the Normandy invasion. We honored the gentleman from Florida, who represented the President of the United States, and was a representative of the President. We had 27 Members from Congress, and we honored the minority leader, Bob Michel. Certainly, President Clinton, in my opinion, was well prepared. He made the proper remarks at the different sad ceremonies at Normandy. It was a great event, and we should all be proud of it.”