News List

  • Congressman Dave Loebsack Adds Critical Provisions to Final Version of Health Care Bill
    Nov 7, 2009  - In helping craft the health care reform bill, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) was instrumental in creating numerous provisions that will help Iowans and all Americans. The health care bill, H.R. 3962, is currently being debated on the house floor. The bill will insure 96 percent of Americans and pr... More
  • Congressman Loebsack Makes Critical Investments in Disaster Funding
    Oct 19, 2009  - Congressman Loebsack secured critical investments for Iowa in the FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The bill makes critical investments in disaster funding, including funding for FEMA management, disaster relief, and flood map modernization, and disaster relief loans. The bill also make... More
  • Iowa Delegation Urges Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Consider Actions to Expand Wind Energy in Iowa
    Apr 23, 2009  - Congressman Dave Loebsack and Senator Tom Harkin joined Senator Chuck Grassley, as well as, Congressman Tom Latham, Congressman Leonard Boswell, Congressman Steve King, and Congressman Bruce Braley writing a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday. The letter urged actions to e... More
  • Loebsack Announces Nearly $11 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Iowa’s Working Families
    Apr 10, 2009  - Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack announced the release of $10,821,398 in Recovery Act funds for Iowa. These funds are Community Services Block Grants (CSBG), which are administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CSBG program is a nationwide network of communi... More
  • CONGRESSMAN DAVE LOEBSACK TESTIFIES BEFORE BUDGET COMMITTEE, SUBMITS LETTERS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTING THE SECOND DISTRICT’S RECOVERY AND REPAIR NEEDS
    Mar 18, 2009  - Today Congressman Loebsack testified before the Budget Committee, highlighting the recovery needs of the Second District. Congressman Loebsack submitted letters from local officials, asking the committee to review their requests for flood repairs. “I am committed to working with local communities t... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK VOTES TO RENEW AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE
    Mar 18, 2009  - Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voting to launch a new era of American service and volunteerism. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, H.R. 1388, will help increase our nation’s preparedness in responding to ... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA LIFTING BAN ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH
    Mar 9, 2009  - “I am pleased that President Obama is going to issue an executive order today that reverses President Bush’s directive on embryonic stem cell research. By lifting the ban on federally funded stem cell research, President Obama brings hope to the many people whose quality of life could be vastly impr... More
  • LOEBSACK STATEMENT ON THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
    Feb 13, 2009  -   Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today on passage of President Obama’s economic recovery package:   “Iowans today are struggling to make ends meet. When hard-working families are worried about their jobs and worried about their future, ... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK JOINS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT TO STRENGTHEN US WORKER PROTECTIONS
    Jan 30, 2009  - Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack joined President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the unveiling of a White House Task Force on Working Families.  The newly formed task force will be led by Vice President Joe Biden, and will work to strengthen our country’s middle-class. At the unveiling... More
  • LOEBSACK ASKS HOUSE LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS IOWA’S NEEDS IN ECONOMIC PACKAGE
    Jan 9, 2009  - Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner asking they take into consideration the needs and concerns of Iowans as they work to craft an economic recovery package.  The letter requested additional disaster relief, job training, sta... More