Roger Wicker: “I rise in enthusiastic, even joyful support of this legislation, because it will designate H-130 in the United States…”

“I rise in enthusiastic, even joyful support of this legislation, because it will designate H-130 in the United States Capitol as the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Room. For 30 years, Sonny Montgomery served my State of Mississippi and the Nation with honor and distinction. His legislative accomplishments on behalf of our veterans and in the area of national defense serve as a testament to his effectiveness as a Member of the House of Representatives. Just last week, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs he once chaired held hearings to raise benefits on the Montgomery GI Bill, an education measure which is credited with saving the all-volunteer force. He is still known as 'Mr. Veteran' on Capitol Hill, and Sonny is beloved in our home State of Mississippi for his tireless work on behalf of our men and women in uniform. But we are not here to talk today simply about legislative accomplishments. We honor Sonny Montgomery today for another role which he takes just as seriously today as he did during his three decades in this Chamber, and I refer to his leadership in the House prayer breakfast group.”