On the recordNovember 13, 1997
Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to congratulate the gentlewoman from North Carolina for a matter of paying attention to people she represents and trying to heal their financial reverses as a result of serving our Nation as Members of the National Guard. She not only helps them, but helps National Guardsmen all over the country. I have had, Mr. Speaker, the opportunity to visit with American National Guardsmen in Europe, in Germany, in Bosnia and in Hungary. They serve well, and they serve ably. In the process they are giving up a great deal. They are away from their homes, they are away from their work, they are away from their family, and they are serving as honorably as anyone in uniform. For us not to pass this piece of legislation that makes them whole financially and on reimbursement for items they necessarily had to purchase in Europe would be a mistake.
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