At a recent virtual awards ceremony hosted by America’s Service Commissions (ASC), it was announced that Congressman Dave Loebsack was named a 2020 Friend of America’s Service Commissions. The awards program is held each year to recognize the leadership and accomplishments of state service commissions and their commissioners, staff, service programs, and legislative champions from across the United States and its territories. Throughout his career, Loebsack has fought to increase funding and sup... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that the City of Coralville has received a grant for $20,525,359 to replace the existing standard diamond interchange at Exit 242 on Interstate 80 with a diverging diamond interchange. The funding will also replace existing dual bridges over Interstate 80 at 1st Avenue with a single structure, reconstruct four exit and entrance ramps, relocate one ramp terminal intersection, and construct crossover intersections at the ramp terminal intersections. This f... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack today voted in favor of the Delivering for America Act, legislation that prohibits operational changes at the United States Postal Service (USPS), which have been shown to have caused a slowdown in delivery times for mail and packages. The bill also provides $25 billion In emergency funding for the USPS, which is the amount recommended by the USPS Board of Governors. Loebsack has long supported the Postal Service and has cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation to mak... Read more

In a letter to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Congressman Dave Loebsack today offered his assistance and support to the State’s ongoing response and recovery efforts after a derecho storm ripped through large portions of Iowa on Monday. In its wake, the storm left behind destroyed homes, property, businesses, farmland and school buildings. Loebsack also conveyed his support for a federal disaster declaration and stands ready to work with all partners to ensure Iowans have the resources they need to... Read more

Today, Representatives Dave Loebsack (D-IA), Collin C. Peterson (D-MN), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rodney Davis (R-IL), co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, led a letter with 32 members of Congress to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, to request additional resources for the biofuels sector in the next piece of coronavirus relief legislation. “Biofuels production is a maj... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack today called on the State of Iowa to require mask usage when out in public. Iowa continues to see the number of COVID cases rise and many health experts, scientists and doctors have called for the State to require the use of masks while in public to help slow and stop its transmission. “We have heard from local and national health officials, such as Dr. Deborah Birx, an advisor to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, that in order for our state to slow the spread of ... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack today applauded the House passage of $1.025 billion to expand broadband access in rural communities. These funds were contained in an Appropriations “mini-bus” that included funding for various federal agencies, such as the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program. Loebsack has long fought to secure funding to increase access to highspeed broadband for those living and working in unserved areas. “The need for highspeed broadband access ... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack today sent a letter to Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, asking why the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) released the inaccurate number of individuals employed at the Tyson pork processing plant in Columbus Junction who became infected with COVID-19. On May 5th, the IDPH stated that 221 workers at the plant had tested positive for COVID-19. However, recent reports have shown that the IDPH were told prior to their May 5th announcement that the actual number of positive... Read more

Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack joined Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, to introduce legislation to address the growing threat of COVID-19 related scams. The Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020 would hold bad actors accountable for defrauding consumers during the current public health emergency. U.S. Representatives G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ed Case (D-HI), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ),... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House of Representatives introduced the bipartisan “Water Resources Development Act of 2020” (WRDA). This legislation authorizes the Corps of Engineers funding for improvements to ports, waterways and projects tied to flood protection, drinking water, dams and levees and environmental restoration. The legislation also includes Loebsack’s priorities to direct the Corps of Engineers to analyze the affordability of future mu... Read more