POTOMAC FEVER: Iowa delegation, minus King, seeks elevated role for Guard
By Jane NORMAN • Register columnist • April 20, 2008
Bipartisan members of the Iowa congressional delegation united last week to ask that the head of the National Guard Bureau be included in the makeup of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rep. Steve King was the only member of the delegation who did not sign on to the letter. Asked for comment, King said: "Rep. Braley and all Democrats in the Iowa delegation do not support the troops and their mission. We will not be led to victory by those who have declared defeat."
There was no elaboration, so it's not clear why King would say that in connection with this particular initiative.
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