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On the recordNovember 17, 2014
Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Cook), and Mr. Issa also thanks you. It is a tough business we do here, but one of the things about these namings is that it allows us to remind ourselves of what we can aspire to be. I mean, these folks, in war and in peace, who just give themselves to public service selflessly and effectively and then earn the gratitude of the people back home, regardless of party, regardless of politics, they just are trying to do a good thing to make their community a better place and their country a stronger country. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Nov 17, 2014

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