[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING THE USS IOWA

  (Mrs. Miller-Meeks of Iowa was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
commissioning of the USS Iowa, the Navy's newest Virginia-class, 
nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine.
  I had the honor this weekend to attend the ceremony at Naval 
Submarine Base New London, alongside Governor Kim Reynolds, veterans, 
and the families of over 140 crew members.
  It was a powerful moment marking the beginning of a new era. The USS 
Iowa is the third naval vessel to bear that name following a battleship 
that served with distinction in World War II, both in the Atlantic and 
the Pacific, in the Korean war and in the Gulf. That proud legacy now 
continues beneath the sea. The legacy of the Gray Ghost and the new USS 
Iowa nuclear-class submarine begins its mission.
  A new legend for the USS Iowa began on Saturday. It is indefatigable. 
It is undeterred. It is undetected, and it is unstoppable.
  To the crew, I thank them for their service and remember to be Iowa 
nice to one another. To all those who may cross her path and our 
adversaries, fear the Ghost.

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