Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Kratovil

Floor Speech

Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Kratovil -- (House of Representatives - June 25, 2009)

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Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding. And thank you, Mr. Skelton, for including this in the en bloc amendment.

I rise today in support of a provision included in this en bloc amendment which my colleague from Florida, Ms. Castor, and I have offered to provide postal benefits to our combat soldiers. This amendment recognizes the sacrifices made by servicemembers and their loved ones back home. Tough economic times have made it increasingly difficult for those who send care packages to troops to pay the resulting shipping costs. This amendment will help address that problem.

The legislation on which our amendment is based has strong bipartisan support garnering 237 cosponsors. In addition, it has gained a great deal of support from our constituents and people all across the country. It is with great humility that I rise today to honor our servicemembers and those who tirelessly support them.

I urge all of my colleagues to support this very important amendment.

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