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W. Weldon: “I am proud that this year, even though we had some terrible tragedies here in our country, that we are finally…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2001
I am proud that this year, even though we had some terrible tragedies here in our country, that we are finally recognizing the true heroes in America. Because they are not in Hollywood, they are not on our ball fields, they are not in our State capitals, or even here in Washington. Our real heroes are the men and women who serve this country every day, either in the military or in our domestic support operations, our fire and EMS community. When the defense bill passed this past week, we in fact authorized $900 million a year of new money to help our domestic heroes, our fire and EMS personnel. This bill completes the story by allowing us to finally provide the appropriate recognition for our Congressional Medal of Honor winners.
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W. Weldon
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Discussing legislation to support veterans and recognize heroes in military and emergency services.

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