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Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017

Floor Speech

By: Andy Barr
By: Andy Barr
Date: Nov. 13, 2018
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2740) to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl in recognition of his acts of valor during World War II.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2740

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2740, the Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017, introduced on April 25, 2017, by our colleague, Representative Nydia Velazquez, cosponsored by Representative Mast of Florida.

The bill authorizes the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Jewish rabbi for his acts of valor during World War II to save many Jewish people from Slovakia from persecution, the atrocities and the Holocaust committed by the Nazis during the Second World War.

Mr. Speaker, I wholeheartedly support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, Rabbi Weissmandl's life story is uplifting and his actions are inspiring. This Gold Medal is an overdue honor and is supported by 296 Members of the House.

Mr. Speaker, I urge its immediate passage, and I want to thank Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, Representative Velazquez, and Representative Mast for their leadership on this important legislation.

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