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Lt. Gov. Simon to U.S. Reps: Protect Rock Island Arsenal, join new Defense Communities Caucus

CARBONDALE–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2011.  With a major mission at the Rock Island Arsenal under threat, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon is recruiting Congressmen to help keep Illinois military bases open and active in the Quad Cities and across the state.  

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Simon sent letters to 10 U.S. Representatives from Illinois on Friday inviting them to join the new House Defense Communities Caucus in Washington D.C. before any more Illinois bases are closed or consolidated. The latest threat is…

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