On the recordJanuary 12, 2015
This is a bill that reflects the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and our wonderful Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. I want to say to my friends at Ellington Field, which is just down the road from my congressional district, and to the many bases across the State of Texas that have amongst their ranks veterans who have served in Active Duty and who are still pressing forward in spite of conditions that they face, this is the bill that provides the answer and the love and affection for the veterans and military personnel who have put on the uniform every day and who have never--never once--shied away from their duty and decided that their lives and their ills were greater than their commitment to this Nation. We owe them this. This is a ``God bless America'' bill. I thank the proponents of it.
