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“Mr. President, it is with pride and humility that I stand and thank my colleagues for passing S. 381 by unanimous consent last night. Once passed by the House and signed by the President, this bill will award Congressional Gold Medals to the surviving World War II heroes we know as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. The effort to pass this measure has been a personal one to me. I thank 78 of my colleagues who have cosponsored the resolution. It proves the Senate can still reach consensus. I especially thank Senator Boozman, who is my original Republican counterpart, in introducing this bill in February. Also, original cosponsors Senator Murray and Baucus and Tester and Nelson and Cantwell and Schatz--original cosponsors. I wish Senator Lautenberg, also an original cosponsor and close personal friend, the last World War II veteran in the Senate, were here today to see its passage. My special thanks to Senator Cornyn for his work on this and especially Senator Ayotte. They have my personal thanks for helping to bring so many Republicans to sponsor this bill with us. Many of you know the story of the Doolittle Raid. More than 71 years ago, following the attack of Pearl Harbor just 4 months earlier, 80 brave American airmen launched a mission that would become our Nation's first offensive action against Japanese soil in the Second World War. They volunteered for what was called an ``extremely hazardous mission'' without knowing at the time what it actually entailed.…”