[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


   HONORING BRIAN KADING ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM IOWA ASSOCIATION OF 
                         ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

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                          HON. DAVID LOEBSACK

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 5, 2015

  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brian Kading 
on his retirement from the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives. 
He has spent the last 19 years as the Executive Vice President leading 
the organization during times of unprecedented change in the electric 
utility industry. Brian successfully guided the membership of the IAEC 
through deregulation in the mid-90s and has been the steady hand ever 
since.
  When winter storms struck the co-ops, Brian's leadership ensured that 
the IAEC was prepared to provide the high level coordination necessary 
to get the trucks and the crews from in and out of state to the areas 
that were most needed.
  Brian has been a tireless defender of the cooperative business model 
always keeping the organization focused on the cooperative principles. 
In recognition of his achievements, he received the William F. Matson 
Democracy Award, but in typical Brian Kading fashion, refused to accept 
the award and instead had the award given the IAEC grassroots 
advocates. Under his leadership the organization also received the Paul 
Revere Award which is a very proud accomplishment that recognizes a 
well-organized, highly motivated, broad based grassroots advocacy 
program.
  Brian Kading has exemplified the cooperative principles and has truly 
lived the phrase he coined: ``Truth, Justice and the Cooperative Way.''

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