News List

  • 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’S TAKE YOUR CONGRESSMAN TO WORK WEEK
    Aug 20, 2007  -   Congressman Dave Loebsack will work alongside Second Congressional District constituents during “Take Your Congressman To Work Week.” By stepping into the shoes of hard working constituents throughout the district, Congressman Loebsack will have the unique opportunity to experience first han... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES TO RESTORE WORKERS RIGHTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
    Jul 31, 2007  -   Congressman Loebsack voted for H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This bill rectifies the Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear by restoring the longstanding interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. As a result of this legislation, the 180-day clock for filing... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK BRINGS TO LIGHT THE DIFFICULTIES FORMER IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT WORKERS FACE
    Jul 18, 2007  -   Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack participated in a colloquy on the floor of the Unites States House of Representatives with Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey. Congressman Loebsack initiated the discussion to bring attention to the serious mismanagement and delays former Iowa Army A... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS
    Jul 17, 2007  -   Today, Congressman Loebsack voted for H.R. 980, Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Personnel. This bipartisan bill provides police officers, firefighters and other public safety personnel basic collective bargaining rights that will in turn further improve public safety standards in Iow... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK WORKS TO CLOSE GENDER PAY GAP
    Apr 27, 2007  -   In honor of Equal Pay Day 2007, which took place earlier this week on Tuesday, April 24th Congressman Dave Loebsack participated in a roundtable discussion with University of Iowa Students and Faculty on the disparity in pay between women and men in the United States. “Men and women sho... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK SUPPORTS WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
    Mar 14, 2007  -   Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) will vote in favor of H.R. 985, The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, and several other bills to shine a light on government. These measures are born out of the recognition that trust in government begins with citizen access to informa... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK’S FLOOR STATEMENT ON THE FAIR MINIMUM WAGE ACT
    Jan 10, 2007  -   Congressman Dave Loebsack today delivered the following statement during House consideration of H.R. 2, The Fair Minimum Wage Act. “The Fair Minimum Wage Act is aptly named because this legislation is about fairness, about shrinking the ever widening gap between those who can afford to li... More