National Security

Holiday Cheer

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | December 23, 2010 | +

Amid major legislative achievements – nuclear-arms pacts, repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” tax deals – sometimes it’s the smaller items that matter most, at least to some people. Here’s a tale of a Marine, his wife, and their son – and how Congress, last week, and the President, yesterday, helped a shattered family. They acted on your behalf, so it seems only fair to view it as a holiday gift you helped deliver.

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  • bobell

    I think it’s great that in this case Congress did the right thing. We Americans almost always respond generously when made aware of individual instances of need. It’s when we have to consider a million instances of need that our eyes glaze over or we come up with responses like “Why should we give people money for not working?”

    A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths rapidly become yesterday’s news.

  • Paul-no not that one

    Excellent constituent service Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville.
    .
    Thanks for posting this MT.

  • gysgt213

    Most def.

  • anon76

    I’m very happy for the family, but I do wish that the congress had the stones to remove a clause that regulates immigration status based on what happens in the bedroom.
    Small government conservatives, are you with me?

  • apr2563

    Thank you for sharing this happy story,

  • http://erieangel.wordpress.com erieangel

    I heard about this story over a year ago. Glad to see something was finally done to help this young lady and her son–who does happen to be US citizen.
    .
    Now if only we could get the Dream Act done.

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