[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2886]
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                         IOWA'S NATIONAL GUARD

  (Mr. BRALEY of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Madam Speaker, last month, after proposed cuts to 
the Iowa National Guard, I asked Iowans for their comments and stories 
about the impact the Guard has had on their lives. Today, I will be 
turning those responses in to Secretary Hagel and the Pentagon to make 
sure that the Pentagon hears, not just from me, but from the Iowans who 
have seen the tremendous good done by the Iowa National Guard. I want 
to share several of the responses I will be turning in.
  Donna from Ankeny, who has a nephew in the Guard, told me:

       The National Guard is an investment in our safety and 
     security, but it is also an investment in many young people--
     a huge employer.

  Nancy from Dubuque, Iowa, wrote:

       Not only do they fight for our country overseas, but they 
     do so much for our country, such as helping with the floods 
     in Iowa or with the aftermath of 9/11 in New York. The 
     National Guard is an important part of our safety at home and 
     abroad.

  These are just some of the hundreds of responses I have received, and 
I am submitting many of these for the Record.
  The Iowa National Guard served the longest deployment of any combat 
unit in Iraq. They came back and helped deal with the most powerful 
tornado in the United States that hit my district in 2008 and the worst 
flooding in our State's history, and that is why we shouldn't cut their 
funding.

       The following individuals also indicated that they do not 
     support the Pentagon making cuts to the National Guard to 
     reduce spending:
       Kevin Burke--Grimes, IA; John Moore--Grinnell, IA; Kathryn 
     Bly--Grinnell, IA; Jacob Knott--Liscomb, IA; Chris Brodin--
     Marshalltown, IA; Bing McHone--Marshalltown, IA; Carolyn 
     Peters--Montour, IA; Rachael Johnson--Rhodes, IA; Bonnie 
     Coble--Rhodes, IA; Darlene Eckhart--State Center, IA; Nancy 
     Croy--Des Moines, IA; Deborah Mikelson--Des Moines, IA.
       Julia Taylor--Urbandale, IA; Rob Maser--Urbandale, IA; 
     David Bryant--Mason City, IA; Stacy Baumgartner--Joice, IA; 
     Hope Hartwig--Manly, IA; Sloane Morrow--Fort Dodge, IA; Londa 
     Dawkins--Ackley, IA; Dawn Shepard--Aplington, IA; James 
     Meehan--Cedar Falls, IA; Emilee Leonard--Cedar Falls, IA; 
     Barb Hazen--Cedar Falls, IA; Kristine Grummitt--Cedar Falls, 
     IA.
       Janet Nieman--Cedar Falls, IA; Suman Kandula--Cedar Falls, 
     IA; Lance Dewein--Denver, IA; Randy William's--Dike, IA; 
     Patricia Ohrt--Fairbank, IA; Merle Wilson--Fairbank, IA; 
     Raymond Rich--Fairbank, IA; Glen Hockemeyer--Grundy Center, 
     IA; Ronald Crooks--LaPorte City, IA; Juanita Vanlaninghan--
     Independence, IA; Todd Marsh--Jesup, IA.
       Dave Smith--Hudson, IA; Mary Brown--LaPorte City, IA; 
     Eugene Knoploh--Sumner, IA; Steve Smothers--Oelwein, IA; 
     RaeLynn Osmanski--Plainfield, IA; Maggie Monaghan--
     Masonville, IA; Myron Dinsdale--Traer, IA; Jeffry Traeger--
     Waverly, IA; James Campbell--Waverly, IA; Pam Hogan--
     Winthrop, IA; Rebecca Hurd--Westgate, IA; Verilyn Savage--
     Waverly, IA; Wesley Pilkington--Waterloo, IA; Suzanne 
     Rigdon--Waterloo, IA.
       Thomas Richter--Waterloo, IA; Duwayne Gray--Waterloo, IA; 
     Lisa Goedken--Waterloo, IA; Sharon Holdiman--Waterloo, IA; 
     Laverne Bovy--Waterloo, IA; Myles Douglass--Waterloo, IA; Tom 
     Robinson--Waterloo, IA; Megan Troyer--Waterloo, IA; Nathan 
     Heyerhoff--Waterloo, IA; Cindy Heyerhoff--Waterloo, IA; Debra 
     Floyd--Waterloo, IA; Steve Lumsden--Waterloo, IA; Mary 
     Klingaman--Waterloo, IA.
       January Matney--Waterloo, IA; George DeBord--Evansdale, IA; 
     Terrence Martin--Sioux City, IA; Vonda Maggert--George, IA; 
     Janice Thompson--Council Bluffs, IA; Maureen Barry--Dubuque, 
     IA; Jason Peterson--Dubuque, IA; Chad Streff--Dubuque, IA; 
     Marie Therese Coleman--Dubuque, IA; Stacey Moore--Dubuque, 
     IA; Galen Smith--Dubuque, IA; Rich Hatcher--Dubuque, IA; 
     Betty Kilburg--Bellevue, IA; Joe Manternach--Cascade, IA.
       Marji Franzen--Delmar, IA; Neal Franzen--Delmar, IA; Susan 
     Konzen--Dyersville, IA; Sally Knepper--Farley, IA; Geralyn 
     Torkelson--Elkader, IA; Jeanette Kremer--Epworth, IA; Paul 
     Kremer--Epworth, IA; James Bergin--Epworth, IA; Jason 
     Heisler--Dyersville, IA; Wayne Frantzen--Maquoketa, IA; Kathy 
     Dolan--Manchester, IA; Kathryn Guilgot--Manchester, IA; Randy 
     Smith--Manchester, IA.
       Lois Eads--Maquoketa, IA; Hannah Davison--Maquoketa, IA; 
     Michael Cahill--Farley, IA; Michael Cline--Decorah, IA; Doris 
     Engen--Decorah, IA; John Meyer--Decorah, IA; Dean Beinborn--
     Decorah, IA; Rick Cameron--Calmar, IA; Lucille Severson--
     Clermont, IA; Galen Kelly--Fayette, IA; Jane Regan--Harpers 
     Ferry, IA; Michael Froehlich--Marquette, IA; Lisa McDanel--
     Protivin, IA; Kay Carter--Waukon, IA.
       Donna Oltmann--Anamosa, IA; Jason Schwendinger--Anamosa, 
     IA; Sarah George--Center Point, IA; Katy Diltz--Coggon, IA; 
     Mona Reilly--Coggon, IA; Terri Staner--Delhi, IA; Pat Cook--
     Fairfax, IA; Robert Arbuckle--Iowa City, IA; Dwight Felling--
     Marengo, IA; Deb Conner--Marion, IA; Kathryn Baclet--Marion, 
     IA; Dennis Lewis--Monticello, IA; Jay Currie--Mount Vernon, 
     IA.
       Scott McKnight--North Liberty, IA; Shiloh Herr--Palo, IA; 
     Lynn Kramer--Robins, IA; Diana Muchmore--Rowley, IA; Steve 
     Cavanaugh--Cedar Rapids, IA; Annette Rink--Cedar Rapids, IA; 
     Greg Sohl--Cedar Rapids, IA; Larry Freese--Cedar Rapids, IA; 
     Bill Crosser--Cedar Rapids, IA; Justin Kratts--Cedar Rapids, 
     IA; Tim Watson--Cedar Rapids, IA; Sheree Martinez--Cedar 
     Rapids, IA; Larry Donaldson--Cedar Rapids, IA; Joseph Berry--
     Cedar Rapids, IA.
       Michael Graves--Cedar Rapids, IA; Andrew Kidd--Cedar 
     Rapids, IA; David Owens--Cedar Rapids, IA; Marcus Beebe--
     Cedar Rapids, IA; Kathy Tedesco--Cedar Rapids, IA; Tom 
     Miller--Cedar Rapids, IA; Tony Schmidt--Cedar Rapids, IA; 
     David Farland--Cedar Rapids, IA; Danielle Ellickson--Cedar 
     Rapids, IA; Thomas High--Cedar Rapids, IA; Janette Benzing--
     Cedar Rapids, IA; Garnett Helming--Cedar Rapids, IA; Patti 
     Sampson--Cedar Rapids, IA.
       Jim Doerzman--Bettendorf, IA; James Stopulos--Bettendorf, 
     IA; Jeanette White--Bettendorf, IA; Rick Seibel--Buffalo, IA; 
     Renee Williams--Camanche, IA; Carla Edfors--Clinton, IA; 
     Suzanne Reed--Eldridge, IA; Paul Fahrenkrug--McCausland, IA; 
     Carolyn Kemper--Muscatine, IA; Edith Koehn--Davenport, IA; 
     Sandra Davis--Davenport, IA; Roger Hutchison--Davenport, IA; 
     Ron Huber--Davenport, IA.
       Margaret Raibley--Davenport, IA; Kent Dexter--Davenport, 
     IA; Sharon Carlson--Davenport, IA; Bekky Anderson--Davenport, 
     IA; Jeanna Wonio--Davenport, IA; George Rasmussen--Davenport, 
     IA; Jeffrey Arthur--Westgate, IA; Romaine Pickart--Dubuque, 
     IA; Ann Schooley--Cedar Rapids, IA; Brenda Klenk--Hudson, IA; 
     Sarah Croft--Pensacola, FL; Paul Olds--Gulf Port, MS.

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