Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of Ranking Member Raskin in support of Congresswoman Steel's bill. This bill would name a post office in Orange County, California, known as Little Saigon in honor of the veterans of the Vietnam war. This is truly a symbolic act. Little Saigon is home to an estimated 140,000 members of the Vietnamese community, one of the largest and most vibrant Vietnamese communities outside of Vietnam and in the United States. Many of its residents came here to the U.S. during the Vietnam war to build a better life for themselves. The Vietnam war has left an indelible mark on our country and the servicemen and -women who served there. Mr. Speaker, 58,000 soldiers lost their lives during the war, and many more came home bearing the physical and emotional, the seen and unseen, scars of the war. Their sacrifices shall never be forgotten. It is especially fitting that Representative Steel's bill honors veterans of a war that so many of the residents of Little Saigon fled to come to America. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mrs. Steel for her courage and for bringing this bill forward. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 8057, and I yield back the balance of my time.”