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Open Letter to Congressman John Garamendi

HELLO!! Congressman Garamendi,

I would like to seek an appointment to discuss with you personally this URGENT matter that i have discussed in  detail w/ your staff NUMEROUS TIMES. 

I also posted on your websites official & Facebook
made phone calls to your offices in Vallejo, Wash DC.
contacted Mr. Mel Orpilla, “Nicholas, Naomi, Raine”, etc. 
a staff fr. another congressional office even sent your office a courtesy letter informing you about this matter

Cong Garamendi, you may not know me, but I know you way back in the early 1990’s when you were the activist insurance commissioner, during the mortgage crisis saving our homes for us… your entire political career, always mindful about the concerns of your constituents which truly serves as an inspiration & hopes for ordinary citizens like me

Cong Garamendi, i would like to talk to you about the urgency of this bill “Congressional Gold Medal for WW2 Nurses”. ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL!!!

I would like to request not only for your cosponsorship, but also YOU campaigning amongst the CAPAC membership in cosponsoring this bicameral, bipartisan long overdue bill because if the Democratic Party House members cosponsor a bill that a Republican Party member introduced (actually  introduced for the 3rd time!!!), then what would be the reason why they can not co-sponsor & vote for this bill to become law.

Dear Sir, should you have any reasons to reject my request i would like to hear it personally from you.

Sincerely,
Maria Elizabeth Del Valle Embry

Here’s a copy of my online Petition

https://www.change.org/p/119thcongress-cosponsor-cgmedals4ww2nurses

Urging U.S. Congress Members to Co Sponsor S 2195 and HR 4901 Bills
“WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act”
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps

1).We, the undersigned, urge the Senators and House members to co sponsor the bicameral, bipartisan S. 2195 and HR 4901 bills currently filed in the 119th Congress
S. 2195 has been re-introduced to the Senate on June 26, 2025 by Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] with eight co sponsors (67 are needed)
and HR 4901 was re-introduced to the House on August 5, 2025 by Rep. Elise M. Stefanik [R-NY-21] with two co sponsors (290 are needed)
the other bills in the 117th and 118th Congress failed to pass because of lack of sufficient co sponsors
118th Congress Text:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1558/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3272/text
117th Congress Text: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4193/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7759/text
Both current bills included the Filipino, Chinese, Chinese Americans nurses after their omission was brought to the attention of Sen Baldwin by Executive Director, Cecilia Gaerlan of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society https://www.bataanlegacy.org/index.html
119th Congress Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2195/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4901/text

2) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with URGENCY because we would like to honor the following five nurses still with us:

Elsie of Wash D.C. will be 107 yrs old this coming September 14
Kay of Nebraska and Bennie of Rhode Island are both 102 yrs old
Alice of California, 106 yrs old; Betty also of California, 104 yrs old
(this list will be updated as we received new information from the community)

3) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with the belief that these bills if enacted into law will not cause financial burden to the federal government because sales of bronze duplicates will be sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, also amounts received from the sale shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2195/text

4) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with the belief that the nurses deserve this recognition and that the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal, should have been done years ago
S 2195 and HR 4901 both acknowledged that the nurses served under fire, that several were killed in action, that some were captured as prisoners of war while others worked as flight nurses on medical transport planes to retrieve the wounded soldiers.
Undoubtedly, there are fewer war casualties because the nurses took care of them during the critical periods of the war

Please be mindful that every addition in co sponsorship will lead to a pathway of these bills becoming into law

Thank you for your attention to this matter

Sincerely,
Organizer: Maria Elizabeth Del Valle Embry
76 yrs old retired Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
E-mail: embrymaria196@gmail.com
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