[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E50]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           TRIBUTE TO GREASE MONKEY AND PETE AND BRAD KRAUSE

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 13, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Pete and Brad Krause of Council Bluffs, Iowa. On December 
2, 2015, Pete, Brad, and their staff celebrated 30 years in business at 
Grease Monkey, an auto shop that offers oil changes and other auto 
maintenance services.
  Pete and his Grease Monkey franchise have become an institution in 
Council Bluffs, but if it weren't for some unfortunate circumstances, 
it may never have even been established. Pete became stranded in 
Council Bluffs in 1960 on his way home to Minnesota from college in 
South Carolina. He had run out of gas and money. He took a temporary 
job in Omaha, Nebraska, to make enough money to get back home, but he 
never made it there. Pete opened his business in 1985 and his son, 
Brad, joined the family business in 1991. Brad became an owner in 2013 
after purchasing the business from his father. The company has 13 
employees and serves over 500 vehicles weekly. Pete said the business 
has gone through many ups and downs, including surviving the 1988 
tornado that caused extensive damage to the store. The Council Bluffs 
Grease Monkey is a very successful franchise and ranks third in sales 
among Grease Monkey franchises throughout the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Pete and Brad Krause, along with their staff, 
for the dedicated service they provide to Council Bluffs and southwest 
Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating the Council Bluffs Grease 
Monkey on this momentous occasion and in wishing Pete, Brad, their 
families, and employees nothing but the best moving forward.

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