Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. Res. 138 Whereas, throughout United States history, United States servicemen and servicewomen held as prisoners of war have endured unimaginable cruelty and unspeakable treatment at the hands of their captors in-- (1) British prison ships floating in the harbor of New York City; (2) tiger cages in North Vietnam; (3) coal mines in Omuta, Japan; and (4) mine shafts in Berga, Germany; Whereas many of these servicemen and servicewomen, while in service to the United States, lost their lives as prisoners of war under cruel and inhumane conditions; Whereas United States service members held as prisoners of war have-- (1) endured situations few people of the United States can imagine; and (2) found courage in a darkness that other people of the United States will hopefully never experience; Whereas National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day was established to memorialize the surrender by General Edward P.…”