House
Concurrent
Resolution
105
-
Introduced
HOUSE
CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
NO.
105
BY
S.
OLSON
,
L.
MILLER
,
PAUSTIAN
,
LYKAM
,
MOORE
,
THEDE
,
and
WINCKLER
A
Concurrent
Resolution
urging
the
President
of
the
1
United
States
and
the
United
States
Congress
to
2
protect
the
Rock
Island
Arsenal
from
future
budget
3
reductions.
4
WHEREAS,
from
the
19th
century
to
the
present,
the
5
Rock
Island
Arsenal
has
been
a
part
of
the
economic
and
6
government
service
history
of
the
Quad
Cities;
and
7
WHEREAS,
from
an
employment
peak
of
18,467
during
8
the
height
of
World
War
II,
the
arsenal
workforce
has
9
shrunk
to
less
than
half
that
number;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
arsenal
remains
a
major
economic
engine
11
in
the
region
with
more
than
8,500
employees
and
more
12
than
70
federal
and
commercial
tenants,
adding
some
13
one
billion
dollars
to
the
local
economy
and
impacting
14
14,000
community
jobs;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
Joint
Manufacturing
and
Technology
16
Center
at
the
arsenal
is
one
of
the
world’s
largest
17
weapons
manufacturing
facilities;
and
has
repeatedly
18
proven
that,
for
small-quantity
orders
and
specialty
19
jobs,
it
has
the
expertise,
equipment,
and
dedication
20
to
the
defense
of
the
United
States
that
cannot
be
21
equaled
in
private
industry;
and
22
WHEREAS,
a
reduction
at
the
Rock
Island
Arsenal
23
would
not
only
threaten
the
local
economy,
but
would
24
also
jeopardize
the
readiness
of
United
States
forces
25
to
quickly
respond
in
the
war
on
terror
or
in
any
26
future
conflict;
NOW
THEREFORE,
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H.C.R.
105
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
1
THE
SENATE
CONCURRING,
That
the
General
Assembly
of
2
the
State
of
Iowa
urges
the
President
of
the
United
3
States,
the
United
States
Congress,
and
the
Secretary
4
of
the
Department
of
Defense
to
protect
the
Rock
Island
5
Arsenal
from
any
future
reductions
or
other
budget
6
cuts;
and
7
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
an
official
copy
of
8
this
Resolution
be
transmitted
to
the
President
of
9
the
United
States,
the
Secretary
of
the
United
States
10
Department
of
Defense,
and
to
members
of
the
Iowa
11
congressional
delegation.
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