June 20, 2005

Illinois and Iowa Military Base Closings

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held a regional hearing on the closure and realignment of defense bases. Elected… read more

The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held a regional hearing on the closure and realignment of defense bases. Elected officials and community representatives testified about the impact of closing or realigning military installations in Illinois and Iowa. Installations considered for realignment or closure included the Rock Island Arsenal (IL), the 183rd Air National Guard Wing (Springfield, IL), and the Great Lakes Naval Training Center (IL). close

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Gene Blade Colonel National Guard->Illinois
Rod Blagojevich Governor [D] Illinois

Jim Bohnsack Chairman Rock Island County, IL->Board
Tim Davlin Mayor Springfield
Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Lane Evans U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Michael Freemire Mayor Battendorf, IA
Harold W. Gehman Jr. Commissioner Defense Base Closure and Realignment Cmsn.
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
James Vear Hansen Commissioner Defense Base Closure and Realignment Cmsn.
Tom Harkin U.S. Senator [D] Iowa
Jack Lavin Director Illinois Dept. of Commerce
Jimmy Morgan Manager Rock Island Arsenal->Development Group
Barack Obama U.S. Senator [D] Illinois
John M. Shimkus U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Thomas "Tom" J. Vilsack Governor [D] Iowa
Eddie Washington State Representative [D] Illinois
Tim Wilkinson Chairman Quad City Development Group

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Missouri Military Base Closings

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Program ID:: 187259-2
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Public Hearing
Location:: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
First Aired:: Jul 05, 2005 | 11:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Aug 12, 2005 | 10:12pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Jul 05, 2005 | 11:31am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Aug 12, 2005 | 10:12pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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