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National Museum of the Surface Navy

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 24, 2020
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, commissioned in 1943, the USS Iowa was the most powerful American warship of her time. The ship saw action in World War II, and even transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Since 2012, the battleship has been berthed in my district in San Pedro, California.

Today, Senator Feinstein and I introduced a resolution to formally name the Battleship USS Iowa Museum the ``National Museum of the Surface Navy.'' This resolution honors the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the surface forces of our Nation by designating this museum as a monument to their sacrifice.

In decades past, the USS Iowa defended our Nation. Today, it educates the next generation as a museum and promotes the causes of veterans.

Given the challenges of operating the museum in the COVID-19 era, I say thank you to the dedicated people who have kept this museum afloat--literally.

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