House Journal: Page 1040: Wednesday, April 9, 2003
President Kramer announced a quorum present and the joint
convention duly organized.
Iverson of Wright moved that a committee of eight be appointed to
escort the Pioneer Lawmakers into the House chamber.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such
committee Boettger of Shelby, Putney of Tama, Courtney of Des
Moines and Connolly of Dubuque on the part of the Senate, and
Greiner of Washington, Alons of Sioux, Lykam of Scott and Mertz of
Kossuth on the part of the House.
The committee escorted the Pioneer Lawmakers into the House
chamber.
President Kramer presented Senator Angelo, President pro
tempore of the Senate, who welcomed the Pioneer Lawmakers on
behalf of the Senate.
President Kramer presented Representative Christopher Rants,
Speaker of the House, who welcomed the Pioneer Lawmakers on
behalf of the House.
President Kramer presented the Honorable Richard F. Drake,
member of the House who responded to the welcome.
The Honorable Richard F. Drake announced the 1983 class of
legislators who were eligible to become members of the Pioneer
Lawmakers.
Honorary members of the 2003 class were the following:
Elizabeth (Liz) Isaacson, Dennis Prouty, David Scott, John (Jack)
Soener, Robert (Bob) Schulz and William (Bill) Wimmer.
The Honorable Richard F. Drake presented the Director of the
Department of Economic Development, Michael Blouin, who
addressed the joint convention as follows:
This has got to be from Cal Hultman. Those who can't see this, it's a fish drawn on a
piece of paper. Cal and I, years ago used to go at it in committees and on the floor and
one time he cornered me and he said "you know you're making that argument so often
it's starting to smell like dead fish." And from that point on, you have to know me; I
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