Harry Reid: “Senator Bingaman has been working for more than a year on a medal that would go to those military men and women who…”

“Senator Bingaman has been working for more than a year on a medal that would go to those military men and women who participated in Afghanistan and Iraq. That matter has passed the House of Representatives without a single dissenting vote. Senator Bingaman has informed me he has spoken to Senator Warner, and Senator Warner believes this matter should come up at the earliest possible date. In short, we hope we can get to this important piece of legislation today. We could do it very quickly. There would be very short speeches. I bet we could do it in an hour evenly divided. There would be no one against it, but both sides could speak in favor of this legislation. It would pass without a dissenting vote. I think it would send a tremendous message to the fighting men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq that they would receive a medal for their participation in those conflicts in those two countries.”