WASHINGTON — Speaker Johnson today announced a bipartisan Congressional Delegation traveling to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. On Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, the delegation will take part in observances of the anniversary along with veterans and their families, active duty servicemembers, government and military officials and foreign dignitaries.
“In the early hours of December 16, 1944, 80 years ago, Nazi Germany waged a surprise attack against the Allied powers. Now known as the deadliest battle fought by the United States in the entire war, the Battle of the Bulge exemplified the tenacity and determination of U.S. and Allied forces who were willing to sacrifice everything in service of total victory over the Nazis,” Speaker Johnson said. It is my honor to host this Congressional delegation to the site of the Battle of the Bulge and join the world in celebrating the heroic contributions of the young men who fought and died on the battlefield and ultimately changed the course of human history.”
The Members of the Congressional Delegation are:
The Honorable Michael McCaul, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
The Honorable Gary Palmer, Chair, House Republican Policy Committee
The Honorable Mike Bost, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita
The Honorable Mark Takano, Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
