Political Quotes

“I rise to thank Chairman Lewis and the ranking member, the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Stokes, and the gentlewoman from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, on the Committee on Appropriations, and most importantly, the 600,000 veterans and their families in northeastern Ohio for their support for a new veterans cemetery in Guilford Township, Medina County, OH. Ohio has only one national cemetery. It is located in Dayton, in southwestern Ohio, over 200 miles from the 600,000 veterans who live in northern Ohio. The Dayton cemetery is expected to reach its 35,000 gravesite capacity in less than 2 years. Once filled, Ohio will be without an active national cemetery. These veterans and their families will be faced with a choice of cemeteries in Pennsylvania, Indiana, or Michigan, all places too far to visit the gravesites of loved ones. The veterans of northeastern Ohio who braved fire on the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam risked everything so our children and grandchildren could live free. By providing the necessary funds to begin the work on this cemetery, we can offer a small down payment on the tremendous debt we owe these people.”