[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8139-H8140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SUPPORT THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, the dedication of the World War II 
Memorial in 2004 on our National Mall culminated a 17-year effort in 
Congress to construct the first national memorial dedicated to the 16 
million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during World War II 
and the more than 400,000 who gave their lives. It honors the 20th 
century's greatest accomplishment, the victory of liberty over tyranny.
  As the Representative who introduced the original legislation to 
construct the memorial, I rise tonight in support of the National World 
War II Commemorative Coin Act.
  This bipartisan piece of legislation, which I am honored to introduce 
alongside my friend and colleague Representative Peter King from New 
York, authorizes the U.S. Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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  The coin will serve as an important emblem of the spirit, sacrifice, 
and commitment of the brave Americans who fought to defend our great 
Nation and its democratic allies and to advance peace and freedom 
throughout the world.
  I ask all of my colleagues to look at our bill, and I urge them to 
support this legislation.

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