House Concurrent Resolution 105

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               HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.    
          BY  S. OLSON, L. MILLER, PAUSTIAN, LYKAM, MOORE,
                         THEDE, and WINCKLER
  1  1 A Concurrent Resolution urging the President of the
  1  2    United States and the United States Congress to
  1  3    protect the Rock Island Arsenal from future budget
  1  4    reductions.
  1  5    WHEREAS, from the 19th century to the present, the
  1  6 Rock Island Arsenal has been a part of the economic and
  1  7 government service history of the Quad Cities; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, from an employment peak of 18,467 during
  1  9 the height of World War II, the arsenal workforce has
  1 10 shrunk to less than half that number; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the arsenal remains a major economic engine
  1 12 in the region with more than 8,500 employees and more
  1 13 than 70 federal and commercial tenants, adding some
  1 14 one billion dollars to the local economy and impacting
  1 15 14,000 community jobs; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, the Joint Manufacturing and Technology
  1 17 Center at the arsenal is one of the world's largest
  1 18 weapons manufacturing facilities; and has repeatedly
  1 19 proven that, for small=quantity orders and specialty
  1 20 jobs, it has the expertise, equipment, and dedication
  1 21 to the defense of the United States that cannot be
  1 22 equaled in private industry; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, a reduction at the Rock Island Arsenal
  1 24 would not only threaten the local economy, but would
  1 25 also jeopardize the readiness of United States forces
  1 26 to quickly respond in the war on terror or in any
  1 27 future conflict; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  2 THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly of
  2  3 the State of Iowa urges the President of the United
  2  4 States, the United States Congress, and the Secretary
  2  5 of the Department of Defense to protect the Rock Island
  2  6 Arsenal from any future reductions or other budget
  2  7 cuts; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2  9 this Resolution be transmitted to the President of
  2 10 the United States, the Secretary of the United States
  2 11 Department of Defense, and to members of the Iowa
  2 12 congressional delegation.
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