Marilyn Strickland: “Something happened on the floor of the House this morning that in my judgment is shameful, shameful, because the record…”

“Something happened on the floor of the House this morning that in my judgment is shameful, shameful, because the record of an American hero who shed his blood, who earned three Purple Hearts, a Silver Star, and a Bronze Medal was referred to on the floor of this House as ``Hanoi John.'' Is that what we have come to in this House? I would remind those listening that when the President of the United States found some reason not to show up for his responsibilities and when Vice President Cheney said he had other responsibilities during the Vietnam War, it was Senator John Kerry who took the bullets for this country and for us and our freedoms. Shame on those, shame on those who would denigrate the record of a true American hero.”