Rumania. and Yugoslavia fought valiantly on the Allied side. After the war. there was a change of government in each of those countries. a change which deprived the Eastern European people of the freedom for which they had fought. Consequently Eastern Europeans. by the hundreds of thousands. emigrated to the United States in search of a life they could no longer lead in their own countries. A great many of them are now American citizens who have enriched our Nation through hard work. The bill I introduce today recognizes the important contribution these brave Americans made to the Allied war effort by providing that they will be eligible for Veterans Administration medical and hospital benefits on the same basis as war veterans of the U.S.
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