[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING THE CEDAR VALLEY, IOWA

  (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, I rise this evening as a proud 
resident of Waterloo, Iowa. Recently, Forbes named the Waterloo-Cedar 
Falls metro area as the ``13th best place for business and careers'' 
among small metro areas in the United States.
  There is nothing unlucky about this number 13. I have lived in 
Waterloo for almost 25 years, and I can tell you from experience that 
the people of the Cedar Valley have made all of the difference there. 
The last decade has brought a renewed commitment to civic improvement, 
and these investments have paid off.
  Investments in things like good schools, an expanding workforce and 
an improved infrastructure have clearly played a big part of this 
recognition. Businesses are attracted to the skilled, smart and 
hardworking workforce of the Cedar Valley, ranked number 49 because of 
educational attainment.
  It is clear to me that more and more people are catching on to what 
the Cedar Valley has to offer. I congratulate my neighbors in Waterloo 
and Cedar Falls.

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