<p>I see that Rep. Ray Lahood was nominated to be the new Secretary of DOT. Anyone have an opinion on how it will effect the USMMA? Has their budget been unfrozen yet?</p>
<p>Rep. LaHood is our congressman. He nominated my son and has a very good reputation here. As far as I know, he fully supports the academy, but to be sure I think I will send him an email. Anyone else wants to send their support, his web site is: Congressman</a> Ray LaHood</p>
<p>I tried to send him an email, but I live in New Jersey and his web site asks for your zip code. When I put my zip code in it says "sorry, you're not from my district". I'll have to figure out a different way.</p>
<p>When we went to our first all academy night, his staff was very big on selling USMMA. They said it was the best kept secret. Like most people, we hadn't even heard of the place. My son loves it. He's out at sea now, somewhere between Dutch Harbor, AK and Japan.</p>
<p>My son is a Plebe and loves it too. He is on B-split and will go to sea in June. Hope your congressman is good at getting earmarks for KP!</p>