News List

  • Loebsack Pushes CDC Officials to Definitively State That Pork Products Are Safe
    May 7, 2009  - Today, at a Congressional Hearing on the recent H1N1 flu outbreak, Congressman Loebsack pushed Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officials to take more action to protect the pork industry. In light of China’s recent ban on pork products from Iowa and other Midwestern states, Congressman Dave Loebs... More
  • Loebsack Secures $8.6 Million in FEMA Grants for Flood-Damaged Homes
    May 7, 2009  - Congressman Loebsack announces $8.6 million in FEMA funds from the Hazard Mitigation Program for Iowa City. These funds will be used to help Iowa City acquire 39 homes and one vacant lot affected by last year’s flood. This acquisition will protect the community from future damages while reducing eme... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK CALLS FOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF RURAL POLICY
    Mar 11, 2009  - Congressman Dave Loebsack joined 40 members of the bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus today, sending a letter to President Barack Obama, calling for the White House to establish an Office of Rural Policy. “The unique policy matters faced in rural America include, but are not limited to, speci... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY ACADEMIES
    Mar 5, 2009  - Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he is accepting applications for nomination to the United States’ military academies for the class entering in the summer of 2010.  Congressman Loebsack will nominate up to ten Iowans for every opening at each academy, with final selection for admi... More
  • LOEBSACK OFFICE WILL DISTRIBUTE INAUGURAL TICKETS THROUGH LOTTERY
    Nov 25, 2008  - Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today his office will provide tickets to President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony through a lottery system during the month of December.  Residents of Iowa’s Second Congressional District who are interested in attending the historic event must cont... More
  • 2008 CONGRESSIONAL ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR IOWA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
    Apr 22, 2008  - After the judging was complete for the 2008 Congressional Art Contest, “An Artistic Discovery,” Congressman Loebsack announced Elysia Belilove, a freshman from the Maharishi School, as the grand prize winner for her photograph, titled “Foot Soles.”  Wendy Van Winkle of Harmony High School placed... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMER PAGE PROGRAM
    Mar 21, 2008  - Beginning today, Congressman Dave Loebsack’s Washington, D.C. office will accept applications from students in Iowa’s Second Congressional District interested in becoming a Page for the United States House of Representatives during the summer 2008 session.  Applicants are required to submit an a... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR 2008 AS CONGRESS RECONVENES
    Jan 15, 2008  - Today, as the United State House of Representatives convened to begin the second session of the 110th Congress, Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) laid out his legislative priorities for 2008.  “During my first year in Congress I am proud to say we began to take our country in a new direction, and ... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK BACKS NEW BILLS TO CRACK DOWN ON ONLINE PREDATORS, MAKE THE INTERNET SAFER FOR CHILDREN
    Nov 16, 2007  -   This week, Congressman Dave Loebsack joined an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to back legislation that will crack down on online predators, stop the spread of child pornography and help make the Internet safer for children. “The Internet is a tremendous ... More
  • CONGRESSMAN LOEBSACK APPLAUDS ADMINISTRATION’S FEDERAL DISASTER AID DECLARATION
    Sep 14, 2007  -   In response to President Bush’s Presidential Disaster Declaration, Congressman Dave Loebsack today commended President Bush’s quick response in granting Governor Chet Culver’s request for Federal Disaster Aid in the wake of severe storms and flooding that occurred August 17 to September 5, 2... More