[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 156 (Thursday, December 2, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2060]
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                    HONORING CONGRESSMAN IKE SKELTON

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 2, 2010

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize my good 
friend, Chairman Ike Skelton of Missouri, for his many contributions 
and service to our country, the people of Missouri, my home district of 
Guam, and the United States House of Representatives.
  Chairman Skelton has represented the fourth district of Missouri in 
this body for thirty-four years, and he has been a champion of our 
country's armed forces. It is safe to say that if it were not for 
Chairman Skelton, professional education in our military would be 
inadequate. Further, he has always been a champion of inter-service 
cooperation in our military and has worked to ensure successful 
implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Act. He has been a member of 
the House Armed Services Committee since 1981 and consistently been an 
advocate for our men and women in uniform. He consistently worked in a 
bi-partisan fashion to use the annual defense authorization bill to 
take care of the pressing needs of our servicemembers.
  In addition, Chairman Skelton has been a tremendous partner and 
advocate for the people of Guam. He has worked closely with me to 
ensure that the military build-up on Guam is done right and is a win-
win for our military and local community. He supported me in efforts to 
ensure that we have a robust statutory framework that ensure proper 
implementation and oversight of this strategically important 
undertaking. Without his understanding of our strategic importance and 
for his love of the people of Guam this would not have been possible.
  It has been one of the greatest pleasures of serving in Congress to 
work with a man of such intellect, honor and passion. On behalf of the 
people of Guam, I extend a heartfelt Un dangkulo na Si Yu'os Ma'ase for 
his personal friendship, support of the people of Guam, and service to 
our Nation.

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