December 7, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8919 greater flexibility in generating the the public on congressional initiatives requested by the President in a budget sub- one source of revenue it has. We think in funds authorized or made available mission to Congress; and that this program is very important. to the Department of Defense. ‘‘(2) the amounts of the funds so authorized We think that this change is essential. The Clerk read as follows: or made available.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of We think that this is an important H.R. 6375 sections at the beginning of such chapter is commitment for this Congress to make Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- amended by adding at the end the following to cultivate the leadership of the fu- resentatives of the United States of America in new item: ture in public service. Congress assembled, ‘‘490. Congressional initiatives in funds au- I salute the gentleman for leading SECTION 1. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS AND thorized or made available to this effort to pass this bill on the floor. NOTICE TO PUBLIC ON CONGRES- Department of Defense: annual I am privileged to have introduced it SIONAL INITIATIVES IN FUNDS AU- report to Congress; notice to THORIZED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO public.’’. with the idea that this one small DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. change can do a great deal to promote (a) IN GENERAL.— (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 490 of title greater leadership not only in this in- (1) IDENTIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL INI- 10, United States Code, as added by sub- stitution but throughout our political TIATIVES.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United section (a), shall apply with respect to funds process and throughout our govern- States Code, is amended by adding at the end made available to the Department of Defense for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2006. mental and nongovernmental institu- the following new section: tions. ‘‘§ 490. Congressional initiatives in funds au- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I urge my colleagues to join me in thorized or made available to Department ant to the rule, the gentleman from supporting this legislation. of Defense: annual report to Congress; no- California (Mr. HUNTER) and the gen- Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speak- tice to public tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) er, I reserve the balance of my time. ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT AND PUBLIC NOTICE each will control 20 minutes. Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Speaker, REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the The Chair recognizes the gentleman close of each fiscal year, the Secretary of De- from California. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman fense shall submit to Congress a report on GENERAL LEAVE from Missouri (Mr. AKIN). congressional initiatives applicable to funds Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, I am one of authorized or made available for the Depart- Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask the two Congressmen who serves on the ment of Defense for that fiscal year. Upon unanimous consent that all Members board of this Truman Scholarship fund. being submitted to Congress, each such re- have 5 legislative days within which to As has been explained here today, it is port shall be posted on a publicly available revise and extend their remarks on the a very good use of money to help stu- Internet website of the Department of De- legislation under consideration. dents obtain these different scholar- fense. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ‘‘(b) CONTENT.— Each report under sub- objection to the request of the gen- ships, to prepare them for work in pub- section (a) shall include, for each congres- lic service. sional initiative applicable to funds that tleman from California? The problem is that the principal were authorized or made available to the De- There was no objection. cannot be invested in a very flexible partment of Defense for the fiscal year cov- Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I would kind of way. That is why this is a mod- ered by the report, the following: also ask that after I make my opening ernization act, to allow us to use those ‘‘(1) A description of each such congres- remarks, I be allowed to yield the bal- funds. I think it is completely non- sional initiative, including— ance of my time to the gentleman from controversial. I serve with a Member of ‘‘(A) the geographic location (by city, Indiana (Mr. SOUDER), the sponsor of State, country, and congressional district, if the other party on that board. Every- this bill, and I ask unanimous consent relevant) in which the funds covered by such that he be allowed to control the time body, as far as I know, is in agreement congressional initiative are to be used; that this modernization needs to take ‘‘(B) the purpose of such congressional ini- for purposes of debate. place. It is going to result in more tiative (if known); and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there money for scholarships, and people will ‘‘(C) the recipient of the funding covered objection to the request of the gen- be better prepared for public service. It by such congressional initiative. tleman from California? seems like everybody wins, and so I am ‘‘(2) For each such congressional initiative, There was no objection. a strong supporter. I urge my col- an assessment of the utility of the congres- Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, this leg- sional initiative in meeting the goals of the leagues to support H.R. 6206. islation is legislation a number of Department, set forth using a rating system Members have asked to bring to the Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speak- as follows: er, I yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘(A) A rating of ‘A’ for a congressional ini- floor in both bodies to illuminate to Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Speaker, tiative that directly advances the primary the world what they call congressional I have no additional requests for time, goals of the Department or an agency, ele- initiatives. and I yield back the balance of my ment, or component of the Department. Mr. Speaker, as the chairman of the time. ‘‘(B) A rating of ‘B’ for a congressional ini- Armed Services Committee, let me The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tiative that advances many of the primary give you my take as one Member of goals of the Department or an agency, ele- SHIMKUS). The question is on the mo- this very important body on congres- ment, or component of the Department. sional initiatives that are sometimes tion offered by the gentleman from ‘‘(C) A rating of ‘C’ for a congressional ini- New York (Mr. KUHL) that the House tiative that may advance some of the pri- pejoratively called earmarks. suspend the rules and pass the bill, mary goals of the Department or an agency, The Constitution of the United H.R. 6206. element, or component of the Department. States charges the United States Con- The question was taken; and (two- ‘‘(D) A rating of ‘D’ for a congressional ini- gress, not the President, not the Pen- thirds of those voting having responded tiative that cannot be demonstrated as being tagon, not a general, not some under in the affirmative) the rules were sus- cost-effective in advancing the primary goals secretary, charges us with raising and pended and the bill was passed. of the Department or any agency, element, equipping the forces of the United or component of the Department. A motion to reconsider was laid on States of America, the Armed Forces, ‘‘(E) A rating of ‘F’ for a congressional ini- the armies and the navies that the the table. tiative that distracts from or otherwise im- f pedes that capacity of the Department to Constitution refers to; and, of course, by implication the United States Ma- REQUIRING SECRETARY OF DE- meet the primary goals of the Department. ‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE DEFINED.— rine Corps and the United States Air FENSE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL RE- In this section, the term ‘congressional ini- Force. PORT ON CONGRESSIONAL INI- tiative’ means a provision of law, or a direc- It is our job to build this budget, not TIATIVES tive contained within a joint explanatory just to work around the fringes of the Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I move to statement or report accompanying a con- defense budget, it is our job to build suspend the rules and pass the bill ference report or bill (as applicable), that this budget from the ground up. From specifies— (H.R. 6375) to amend title 10, United ‘‘(1) the identity of an entity or project, in- my perspective the recommendation States Code, to require the Secretary cluding a defense system, for which funds are that comes over from the President is of Defense to submit to Congress an an- authorized or made available in that law (or just that: It is a recommendation. It is nual report and to provide notice to conference report or bill) and that was not not charged by the Constitution. It is

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It was put together by my com- that can repel the fragments from somewhere along the line, Mr. Speaker, mittee, the Armed Services Com- these IEDs, these roadside bombs. We it was sidetracked despite the fact that mittee, Democrats and Republicans, put in things that are important for the chairman and I both pushed it and by the gentleman from Florida’s the warfighters of this country. very, very heartily. Appropriations Subcommittee on De- Mr. Speaker, I would say that I am Getting back to H.R. 6375, I hope that fense who do such a good job. here to reaffirm our constitutional we will take a good look at it. This bill Let me give you one example of what right, not to do just bits and pieces of defines an earmark as any change to we did, one thing that might pejora- the defense budget, but to do the entire the President’s budget creating the tively be called earmarks by people budget; and what the administration perception that all congressional ini- who think that somehow what the ad- recommends is the edges. If they didn’t tiatives are ‘‘pork’’ and that Congress ministration sends over is sacrosanct come over with a recommended budget, has no right to review administration and what we add is somehow an illegit- we could build and we are totally spending requests. It is not a good bill. imate addition. equipped to build this budget from the Consequently I do oppose H.R. 6375. We had the Army and United States ground up. We have the expertise to do Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Marine Corps come to us this past it, Democrat and Republican, and we my time. spring after we were putting our budg- could do it from the ground up. Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, before et together after the President’s rec- Having said that, I support this bill making my opening statement, I now ommendation had come over, and they which says that the Department of De- yield such time as he may consume to said we are not going to have enough fense is free to comment on their rat- the distinguished Defense Sub- money to reset the United States Army ings on what congressional initiatives committee on Appropriations chair- and Marine Corps, largely because of have requested and placed into the bill; man, Mr. YOUNG, out of deference to that tough, harsh theater in Iraq and and from my personal perspective, that his leadership and longtime activity in Afghanistan, and that means repairing is fine with me. I put mine on the this field. the tanks, trucks, aircraft and all of Internet for the world to see. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the other equipment that you need for Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of I appreciate the gentleman’s yielding, warfighting. We need wherewithal, the my time. and I understand his interest in this additional money to fix that fire en- bill, but I am opposed to this bill. I am b 1315 gine so it can go back in the firehouse opposed to this bill. and be ready for the next emergency, Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield If it were simply a bill requiring that whether it is the 9/11 force of this coun- myself such time as I may consume. the congressional initiatives be identi- try, the Marine Corps, special oper- I rise in opposition to H.R. 6375. This fied, I have no problem with that. As a ations, United States Army, United is not the way to accomplish earmark matter of fact, the Defense Sub- States Navy, United States Air Force. reform because, quite frankly, it gives committee identifies all congressional Mr. YOUNG and I in our committees all the authority to the executive earmarks, if you would like to use that listened to the United States Army and branch. The gentleman from Cali- term, in the report that we publish to the Marine Corps. We said, come in fornia, Chairman DUNCAN HUNTER, is along with the bill itself. and you lay out for us everything that right when he says that we are charged But here is what offends me about you need to get our forces ready to under the Constitution to raise and this bill. This bill would say to the De- fight again so they are reset. That maintain the military. And that is the partment of Defense, you have to look ‘‘reset’’ is a term of art. very reason that I oppose this par- at all the initiatives by the Congress They gave us a bill, $27.7 billion for ticular bill. It contravenes congres- and then issue a report card and the re- the Army, $11.7 for the Marine Corps. sional responsibility and authority. port card would say it gets an A, it gets We looked at the President’s budget This bill also fails to achieve meaning- a B, a C, a D, an E or an F. I don’t want which only funded a part of that; we ful reform. The Democratic Open Gov- the Pentagon having to spend all that looked at the supplemental which only ernment and Honest Leadership bill time grading the work that we in the funded a part of that, and we looked at will offer a better approach, which will Congress do. the balance. We took that balance and be taken up, Mr. Speaker, at the begin- I have cited the Constitution many we added every single dime that was ning of the 110th Congress. times, and I am going to do it again identified by our warfighting leaders as This sets a huge administrative bur- today. Article I, Section 9, Chairman something that they needed in combat, den on the Department of Defense to HUNTER referred to it generally. It and we added that to the President’s identify thousands of contractors and says: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from budget. I guess you could call that a multiple thousands of geographic loca- the Treasury, but in Consequence of $20 billion earmark. That was a con- tions, and list every congressional dis- Appropriations made by Law.’’ Not gressional initiative that exactly de- trict. It gives the executive branch, I made by budget requests from the scribed the duty that is charged to us repeat it again, the executive branch, White House but made by law. There is by the United States Constitution and the right to grade the performance of another part of that sentence that peo- how we discharge that duty. Congress. That is not a good thing. ple tend to ignore. It says: ‘‘and a reg- Let me give a few other congres- Let me mention another matter ular Statement and Account of the Re- sional initiatives. One reason why I which I have urged and the gentleman ceipts and Expenditures of all public support this bill, incidentally, and it is from California (Mr. HUNTER), Chair- Money shall be published from time to fine with me is because I put my initia- man HUNTER, has urged in the past. time.’’ And we do that and the admin- tives on the Internet and if people want And that is the bill that should have istration does it . . . sometimes. Read to look at them and see what we add, been on the calendar regarding the this Constitution from cover to cover. that is great. Iraqi Inspector General. That is a bill You will not find anything in this Con- Let me tell you some of the initia- that would eliminate the termination stitution that says Congress can only tives that I added and I asked Mr. date of October 7. That termination appropriate money that has been re- YOUNG to add in his bill: jammers, date, unfortunately, got put in the de- quested by the President. Nothing in jammers that would protect our Armed fense bill, and there has been a great here says that. Article I, Section 9, Forces, when they are dismounted, deal of media attention to it, and quite however, says the President cannot against roadside bombs that are elec- honestly, we should not have a termi- spend any money that has not been ap- tronically triggered from remote areas nation date because that is an ongoing propriated by law.

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That was part of a $70 billion sult from a closed-door favoritism ap- tional merit? Can you defend it on a so-called bridge fund for the war in proach to government spending. Most national merit? When we debate which Iraq. This Congress, this House of Rep- people will agree that a little sunshine kind of planes to move to, whether we resentatives, your Appropriations Com- on the Federal appropriations process, go to more this kind of carrier or that mittee asked and asked and asked over as well as the authorizing process, and, kind of carrier, how many ships we and over again from the Department of by the way, this bill covers any House buy, should it be driven by who has a Defense, ‘‘What do you want in this $70 initiative that requires the Depart- shipbuilding district and whether one billion?’’. To this day we are waiting ment of Defense to spend money, is al- place is going to close down versus an- for a formal answer. So Congress had ways a good thing; and this bill takes other, that should be a public debate. to take the initiative and determine by an important step towards that goal. And if the administration and the dealing with the services themselves We should not be afraid of trans- House disagree, let us force that debate what was needed in that $70 billion parency but, rather, support it for the and have that transparency. Because at bridge fund, and we did it and we did a benefit of our troops and the integrity the end of the day, this bill is very, good job at it. of the Congress. very simple: Do you believe in more This bill is not a good bill. I hope you Again, let me thank our leadership transparency or don’t you? will vote ‘‘no.’’ and Chairman HUNTER for bringing this I appreciated my distinguished friend Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield bill to the floor. Mr. SKELTON’s point on the Inspector back the balance of my time. I would like to address a few other General in Iraq. Yes, we need more In- Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, I yield questions that have been raised by spectors General in general. That is myself such time as I may consume. many of our distinguished leaders here. just part of the problem. We have lost Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank My position is actually closer to Chair- the confidence, both parties, of the our Republican leadership for bringing man HUNTER’s position, which is I sup- American people about the process. this important bill to the floor today. port this bill as does Chairman Those of us who are arguing for what is At a time when our Nation is fighting HUNTER, but I do not oppose what best for our troops, what is best to pro- wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as would be called earmarks or congres- tect our country have nothing to fear, waging a global war on terror, we must sional narratives. I, in fact, have many absolutely nothing to fear from trans- ensure that every defense dollar we al- defense contractors in my district. I parency. locate is well spent on programs, equip- annually make requests to the Appro- Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, ment, and other initiatives that sup- priations Committee. I work with the I am pleased to speak today in favor of Mr. port our troops in winning the battle defense authorizations committee. In SOUDER’S commonsense legislation. As de- and advancing the mission of our fact, almost every major defense con- fense spending takes up a great percentage of armed services. We cannot afford to be tractor has a facility in my district. I Federal spending each year and is perhaps wasteful in spending. Our freedom and have argued with the Department of the most complex spending issue we confront the lives of our men and women in uni- Defense about what they have as their in Congress, it is past time for us to have a form are on the line if we waste or mis- priorities. I absolutely believe Con- clear tool to determine the effectiveness of the appropriate funding. gress has the right to initiate whatever billions of dollars we spend each year. One of the difficulties in accounting for De- The bill before us today, the Defense spending we so chose. We have the fense spending is just trying to figure out the Spending Report Card Act, has already right to override the Department of total amount of funds spent. Representative passed the Senate two times as amend- Defense. We have a right to plus-up the SOUDER’S legislation will require the Depart- ments to the 2007 Department of De- Department of Defense. And, by the ment of Defense to provide to us a clear num- fense appropriations and authorization way, anything that is in the Presi- bills. The first amendment passed on ber of how much is spent each year. dent’s budget that comes to us we can Earlier this year, in my position as a mem- voice vote, and the second amendment plus-up and it isn’t covered by the re- ber of the Budget Committee, I wrote Sec- received overwhelming bipartisan sup- port card. But I believe in trans- retary Rumsfeld decrying the poor condition of port with only one Senator voting parency. I release every request I financial management at the Department. against it, 96–1, and unanimous in the make. I defend publicly every request I When this administration took office, DOD an- Senate. Unfortunately, the amend- make. nounced it was adding $100 million to the ments were stripped out in conference. This bill is very simple. It is about budget as a down payment on improved finan- But today we have an opportunity in transparency. It isn’t about whether or cial management; and yet, Deputy Secretary the House to pass similar legislation in not we are going to do congressional of Defense England testified before the com- a bipartisan way that will send a mes- initiatives. Of course we are. If Chair- mittee that the department was unable to com- sage to both our constituents and our man HUNTER and our ranking member plete a proper financial statement. Additionally, troops overseas that we are serious and soon-to-be leader of Armed Serv- the GAO has reported that the Department about fully funding our military needs ices, Mr. SKELTON, hadn’t fought the has failed on being able to track the spending and bringing some accountability and Defense Department on certain things, we have provided in supplemental appropria- transparency to the appropriations sometimes the Defense Department tions despite the Chief Financial Officers Act process. does not support the troops in the field. of 1990, mandating that departments must be H.R. 6375 is quite simple. It requires In the Appropriations Committee able to perform this kind of recordkeeping. the Department of Defense to annually sometimes they appropriate things As Congress will likely consider another report, number one, the total cost of that aren’t needed, but there is nothing supplemental package of possibly more than spending initiatives in defense appro- to fear then. If you can defend it, that $100 billion early next year, it is critical that priations bills; two, the purpose of the generals in the field and that the we, as legislators, have the tools to determine these initiatives; and, three, an anal- military experts believe it is a better whether this money is being well-spent. Funds ysis of the usefulness of each initiative bill, why would you be afraid of trans- allocated to the Department of Defense are di- to advancing the goals of the Depart- parency? rectly responsible for the safety of our soldiers ment of Defense. While there are no re- Now, to the argument of report cards, who are risking their lives defending our free- quirements directing what Congress we do report cards. We do report cards dom. We have a duty to ensure that this must do with this report card, it will and it doesn’t take millions and mil- spending is free of waste, fraud, and abuse. provide Members of Congress with a lions of dollars and hours and hours to I congratulate the gentleman on a well-con- helpful tool by which to determine the do report cards. And we have done re- structed and critical bill and urge its immediate value and cost effectiveness of each de- port cards on multiple things over in passage.

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In the Mr. Speaker, this is one of these bills tain William Wylie Galt, a recipient of opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of that it is good to go out on as we close the Congressional Medal of Honor, as those voting have responded in the af- down this session of Congress. This is was said. firmative. an excellent initiative by my good The Armed Forces Readiness Center Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, on that friend from Montana to name the will house the Army National Guard I demand the yeas and nays. Armed Forces Readiness Center in and the Army Reserve units who have The yeas and nays were ordered. Great Falls, Montana, in honor of Cap- spent recent tours in Operation Iraqi The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tain William Wylie Galt, who was a re- Freedom. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the cipient of the Congressional Medal of William Galt was born on December Chair’s prior announcement, further Honor. 19 of 1919 in Geyser, Montana. He was proceedings on this question will be Mr. Speaker, we just had a hearing commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant, In- postponed. under the leadership of JOHN MCHUGH, fantry, through the Army ROTC pro- f who is the outgoing chairman of the gram upon graduation from Montana Personnel Subcommittee in Armed State University in the spring of 1942. NAMING OF ARMED FORCES READ- Services on the Medal of Honor and on I sometimes give Mr. HUNTER a hard INESS CENTER IN HONOR OF the criteria for the award. And we had time because he did in fact attend the CAPTAIN WILLIAM WYLIE GALT some initiatives, some good discussions University of Montana for 1 year. And Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I move to with our service representatives on en- I can tell you, Missoula has not been suspend the rules and pass the Senate suring that we have the appropriate the same since he left. bill (S. 3759) to name the Armed Forces guidelines for giving this great medal. Captain Galt was in Italy during Readiness Center in Great Falls, Mon- And it was an uplifting hearing, be- World War II. For conspicuous gal- tana, in honor of Captain William cause it is a hearing in which the acts lantry above and beyond the call of Wylie Galt, a recipient of the Congres- of Americans who went far beyond the duty, Captain Galt, at a particularly sional Medal of Honor. call of duty were reviewed and were critical period following two unsuc- The Clerk read as follows: discussed. cessful attacks by his battalion, of his S. 3759 Mr. Speaker, I think anytime some- own volition went forward and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- body passes this, walks by the Armed ascertained just how critical the situa- resentatives of the United States of America in Forces Readiness Center in Great tion was. He volunteered, at the risk of Congress assembled, Falls, Montana, and they see that it is his life, personally, to lead the bat- SECTION 1. NAMING OF ARMED FORCES READI- named after Captain Galt, they are talion against the objective. NESS CENTER IN GREAT FALLS, going to be reminded, perhaps inspired, When the lone remaining tank de- MONTANA, IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN stroyer refused to go forward, Captain WILLIAM WYLIE GALT, A RECIPIENT of his heroism. OF THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF The Congressional Medal of Honor is Galt jumped on the tank destroyer and HONOR. a symbol of adherence to duty, honor ordered it to attack. As the tank de- The Armed Forces Readiness Center in and country; and I think it is abso- stroyer moved forward, followed by a Great Falls, Montana, shall be known and lutely appropriate that we name, with company of riflemen, Captain Galt designated as the ‘‘Captain William Wylie this dwindling pool of Medal of Honor manned the .30 caliber machine gun in Galt Great Falls Armed Forces Readiness recipients, and the gentleman, as a vet- the turret of the tank destroyer, lo- Center’’. Any reference in a law, map, regu- lation, document, paper, or other record of eran of the United States Army knows, cated and directed fire on an enemy the United States to such facility shall be we now have a very small pool of living anti-tank gun, and destroyed it. deemed to be a reference to the Captain Wil- Medal of Honor winners. So I think Nearing the enemy positions, Captain liam Wylie Galt Great Falls Armed Forces that wherever it is possible to name Galt stood fully exposed in the turret, Readiness Center. our buildings and our institutions and ceaselessly firing his machine gun and b 1330 installations after Medal of Honor re- tossing hand grenades into the enemy’s cipients, it is a point of inspiration for zigzag series of trenches despite the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- young people that will be enduring. hail of sniper and machine gun bullets ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ricocheting off the tank destroyer. California (Mr. HUNTER) and the gen- my time. As the tank destroyer moved, Cap- tleman from Missouri (Mr. SKELTON) Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield tain Galt so maneuvered it that 40 of each will control 20 minutes. myself such time as I may consume. the enemy were trapped in one of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman I fully support Senate bill 3759. It es- trenches. When they refused to sur- from California. tablishes an Armed Forces Readiness render, Captain Galt pressed the trig- GENERAL LEAVE Center in Great Falls, Montana, as a ger of the machine gun and dispatched Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask memorial to Captain William Wylie every one of them. unanimous consent that all Members Galt. And reading his resume, reading A few minutes later, an 88-millimeter have 5 legislative days within which to his citation, receiving the Medal of shell struck the tank destroyer and revise and extend their remarks on the Honor, it is one of courage and selfless Captain Galt fell mortally wounded legislation under consideration. sacrifice. There is no question in my across his machine gun. He had person- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there mind this is a very good gesture, as it ally killed 40 Germans and wounded objection to the request of the gen- should be more often, to those who ex- many more. tleman from California? hibited the highest type of valor for Captain Galt pitted his judgment and There was no objection. our country. superb courage against overwhelming Mr. HUNTER. I would also at this Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of odds, exemplifying the highest measure time like to yield the balance of my my time. of devotion to his country and the fin- time, after I finish my opening re- Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, I yield est traditions of the U.S. Army. marks, to the gentleman from Montana myself such time as I may consume. His courage and unrivaled determina- (Mr. REHBERG), who was the sponsor of I thank the gentleman for his kind tion to win for his country led to a win this bill, and I ask unanimous consent words. And there are times in this re- for America that day, but at the cost of that he be allowed to control the time sponsibility of being a Congressman his own life. William Galt is a true ex- for purposes of debate. that sometimes you forget why you are ample of not only a Montana hero, but

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