House Resolution 128 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 128 BY J. TAYLOR , THOMAS , WITTNEBEN , KEARNS , THEDE , WOLFE , JACOBY , BERRY , H. MILLER , LYKAM , COHOON , M. SMITH , HEDDENS , KRESSIG , GASKILL , KAJTAZOVIC , HANSON , HALL , T. OLSON , WENTHE , OLDSON , PETERSEN , MURPHY , HUNTER , R. OLSON , STECKMAN , HAGER , PAULSEN , FRY , BALTIMORE , PETTENGILL , WINCKLER , FORRISTALL , KLEIN , PAUSTIAN , MASSIE , SODERBERG , SANDS , HEATON , DRAKE , GARRETT , BRANDENBURG , RAYHONS , BAUDLER , WATTS , HUSEMAN , LOFGREN , ALONS , CHAMBERS , DE BOEF , TJEPKES , UPMEYER , SCHULTE , KOESTER , SCHULTZ , ROGERS , HAGENOW , PEARSON , SHAW , J. SMITH , COWNIE , BYRNES , GRASSLEY , LUKAN , S. OLSON , MOORE , JORGENSEN , SWEENEY , DOLECHECK , IVERSON , WINDSCHITL , WORTHAN , HANUSA , RASMUSSEN , VAN ENGELENHOVEN , and ARNOLD A Resolution urging Congress and the President of the 1 United States to protect Iowa’s Air National Guard 2 units from additional budget cuts. 3 WHEREAS, state militias, now known as the national 4 guard, have been a bulwark of this nation’s military 5 defense system since 1776; and 6 WHEREAS, since 1941, the Iowa Air National Guard has 7 been an integral part of our nation’s defense and our 8 state’s emergency response system; and 9 WHEREAS, defense budget cuts ranging from $450 10 billion up to $1 trillion over the next decade will 11 force each branch of the military service to reexamine 12 its balance of forces in the active duty, guard, and 13 reserve branches; and 14 -1- LSB 6055HH (8) 84 jr/rj 1/ 2

H.R. 128 WHEREAS, the United States Air Force has announced 15 it wants to remove 21 F-16 fighter jets of the 132nd 16 Fighter Wing from the Des Moines Air National Guard 17 base to meet these budget cuts, eliminating over 500 18 Iowa jobs; and 19 WHEREAS, over the last 68 years, the 132nd Fighter 20 Wing has participated in numerous actions including 21 World War II, the Korean Conflict, and many of the 22 support functions of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 23 Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom; and 1 WHEREAS, the 132nd Fighter Wing has received 2 numerous awards, including eight Air Force Outstanding 3 Unit Awards, and has participated in exercises and 4 deployments worldwide; NOW THEREFORE, 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 6 the House of Representatives urges the President of 7 the United States, the United States Congress, and the 8 United States Secretary of Defense, to protect the Iowa 9 Air National Guard from any future reductions or other 10 budget cuts; and 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 12 this resolution be transmitted to the President of the 13 United States, the United States Secretary of Defense, 14 and to members of the Iowa congressional delegation. 15 -2- LSB 6055HH (8) 84 jr/rj 2/ 2