WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement for Veterans Day 2011:
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"Veterans Day is the day we honor and thank all those in uniform, their families, and our veterans, as well as those who have given their lives as members of American forces, with the sole mission of keeping our great nation strong and free.
"We have taken an important, tangible step in honoring our veterans with the bipartisan vote in the Senate yesterday to approve a portion of President Obama's jobs program that will help businesses hire unemployed veterans.
"Today I will be joining with a group of 100 Philadelphia area veterans, along with State Senator Vincent Hughes, in ceremonies that honor those who have served our nation. The ranks of America's millions of veterans include my father, my father-in-law and older brother, and I salute them all.
"Today is also one of 365 days every year that we as Americans have the obligation to thank our veterans by providing with quality health care, good jobs, a safe environment, retirement security and other benefits of American life. They have earned it by their service. We must honor them with no less."
SOURCE Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah
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