C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Floor Speech
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Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. I thank the gen tle lady for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in full support of the legislation before us this evening to rename the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. I am honored to join over 200 of my House colleagues as an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation, a great tribute to one of our dearest colleagues.
Indeed, Bill Young will be forever known as one of the strongest supporters of our military and veterans in the history of this Congress. His staunch and unyielding support of our military and our veterans is legendary.
Likewise, he was a true champion for his district, and a fount of knowledge about the chronicles of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bill Young will be missed in Washington, as well as in Florida. He, along with the late Congressman Jack Murtha, were not only great friends and mentors to me, but their wives, Beverly and Joyce, were also friends and mentors to my wife, Vivian.
Chairman Murtha and Chairman Young were neither Democrat nor Republican when it came to our national defense. Regardless of which was the chairman or ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee, the men and women of America's military would be taken care of. I am proud to have served as a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense under both of these great leaders.
With Bill Young's death, the Nation has truly lost one of the few remaining statesmen. Our thoughts and prayers are with Beverly and the entire family. Congress and our Nation have lost one of its greatest statesmen. I have lost a dear friend and a mentor.
While we could use every word in every language spoken by mankind, we would not have enough words combined to adequately thank Bill Young for his service. But I am pleased to join my colleagues in passing this resolution to rename the Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
It has been said that you make your living by what you get; you make your life by what you give. Bill Young gave so much to so many for so long. He will be greatly missed.
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