Shreveport Reporter

Speaker Johnson has announced a bipartisan Congressional Delegation that will travel to Belgium and Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. The delegation will participate in anniversary observances on December 13 and 14, alongside veterans, 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 stated. “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 Congressional Delegation includes several notable members: Michael McCaul, Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Gary Palmer, Chair of House Republican Policy Committee; Mike Bost, Chairman of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita; Mark Takano, Ranking Member on House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; Joe Wilson; Salud Carbajal; Neal Dunn; Lloyd Smucker; John Joyce; Andrew Clyde; Scott Fitzgerald; Scott Franklin; Mariannette Miller-Meeks; Thomas Kean Jr.; Nathaniel Moran; Keith Self; Derrick Van Orden.