[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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