[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING ROBERT DANA

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor a man who has 
affected the lives of countless Iowans, Mr. Robert Dana. His life and 
work are shining examples of Iowa's long tradition of excellence in 
literature.
  For 40 years, Mr. Dana taught at Cornell College where I was honored 
to teach and now represent as part of Iowa's Second District. While 
there, he had a tremendous impact on students, developing young 
writers' minds and pushing them to new heights.
  After leaving Cornell, he continued to inspire Iowans serving two 
terms as our State's Poet Laureate. Mr. Dana has used his signature 
poems to give an everlasting voice to official Iowa events. With his 
poetry, R.P. has captured the feeling Iowans have for their towns and 
land.
  Thank you, R.P., my former colleague, for your contribution to 
Cornell College, to Iowa, and to American literature.

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