[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 166 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE SURFACE NAVY

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, commissioned in 1943, the USS Iowa was the 
most powerful American warship of her time. The ship saw action in 
World War II, and even transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  Since 2012, the battleship has been berthed in my district in San 
Pedro, California.
  Today, Senator Feinstein and I introduced a resolution to formally 
name the Battleship USS Iowa Museum the ``National Museum of the 
Surface Navy.'' This resolution honors the men and women who have 
served and continue to serve in the surface forces of our Nation by 
designating this museum as a monument to their sacrifice.
  In decades past, the USS Iowa defended our Nation. Today, it educates 
the next generation as a museum and promotes the causes of veterans.
  Given the challenges of operating the museum in the COVID-19 era, I 
say thank you to the dedicated people who have kept this museum 
afloat--literally.

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