On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the more than 1 millionU.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
For 250 years, since “the shot heard ‘round the world” rang out at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, our brave men and women in uniform have protected our nation and our freedom.
Today, I joined ceremonies and parades in Burlington and Rochester to commemorate these heroes and honor their legacy.
These include heroes like Staff Sergeant Ralph Bode, a Washington Park High School graduate, who enlisted to fight in WWII and was shot down over Kassel, Germany in 1944.
SSG Bode’s remains were thought lost until last year, when the Department of Defense positively identified him.
Reconciliation Passes the House
Last week, I voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will help secure our border, put working families first, and eliminate fraud and wasteful spending.
Secures our border
Builds 700 miles of new border wall
Funds 8,000 new border and customs officers
Expands ICE detention centers
Strengthens Medicaid and removes fraud from the program
Requires citizenship verification
Removes ineligible recipients
Institutes work requirements for able-bodied adults
Makes it easier for working families to make ends meet
Prevents a $1,500 tax increase
New $4,000 deduction for seniors
Preserves Child Tax Credit
House Republicans were able to institute these reforms while protecting Social Security and Medicare, putting American families over illegal immigrants.
