Cedar Rapids, IA – In light of the recent crib recall, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) urges Iowans to sign up for U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) safety alerts. Yesterday, the CPSC announced a voluntary crib recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs that pose suffocation and strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers. “It is essential that we are able to fluidly get product safety alerts and recall information to consumers,” said Congressman Dave Loebsack. “Tragedy ... Read more

Congressman Loebsack (D-IA) announced $20 million in Rural Development Loans to expand the water treatment plant at Rathbun Lake. The demand for water in the Rathbun Regional Water Association (RRWA) service territory has increased past the current plant’s production capacity. Current demand is approaching 9.0 million gallons per day (MGD), while the plant’s current capacity is 8.0 MGD. “This loan will foster a much-needed expansion in an area that has been hit hard by the economic downturn,” sa... Read more

Today, Congressmen Leonard Boswell, Dave Loebsack, and Bruce Braley joined together to insist that House leadership make the renewal of the biodiesel tax credit a priority in its second session to ensure that biodiesel remains competitive with conventional diesel fuel and continues to provide the critical economic, security, and environmental benefits associated with its domestic production and use. In a letter to House Democratic Leadership, the Members urged quick passage of the biodiesel tax ... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) announced that Siemens Energy will receive $3,450,900 in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits to expand an existing manufacturing plant in Fort Madison. The Fort Madison plant expansion is expected to create 287 jobs in Fort Madison. The resulting products will aid the domestic wind power industry. “At a time when Iowans are struggling, these tax credits will help spur economic development in a growing industry while providing I... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) announced today that Iowa will receive funds for job training in Iowa. Congressman Loebsack has been an avid supporter of job training, particularly in new and emerging industries such as wind energy. These funds will be used to help unemployed, dislocated workers receive training that will help them garner jobs in renewable energy industries that are growing and need additional, highly skilled workers. This includes jobs in areas such as renewable electric power... Read more

Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) secured $11.12 million in defense projects for Eastern Iowa. Congressman Loebsack has secured funds that will work to keep jobs in the district while investing in our national security. These projects include tools and equipment to protect our servicemembers, in addition to funds to continue research on the health of those who work on national security. “We must do all that we can to provide our men and women in uniform with the resources they deserve,” sa... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), a member of the Jobs Task Force, voted on a jobs bill that will create and save jobs in Iowa with targeted investments for highways and transit, school renovation, hiring teachers, police, and firefighters, extending tax credits for small businesses, and funding the kind of job training that will spur economic development. This bill is another piece of the Congressman’s ongoing work to create jobs in Iowa. These investments are fully paid for by redirecting TARP... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA), in conjunction with Congressman Ben Chandler (D-KY) and several colleagues, wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Leaders Steny Hoyer and John Boehner, and Chairmen George Miller, David Obey, and Barney Frank, urging them to include energy-efficient school modernization into a comprehensive jobs package to aid our economy. Congressman Loebsack’s 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act has strong, bipartisan support, passed the House previously t... Read more

Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) voted on several key measures to spur economic development and create jobs. H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, is another piece of the Congressman’s ongoing work to create jobs in Iowa. This work includes Congressman Loebsack’s workforce development measures that aim to link job training and education to new and emerging industries. As a member of the Jobs Task Force, Congressman Loebsack has been working with his colleagues on a number of economic ... Read more

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) introduced the Hunger Free Schools Act to increase access to school meals programs, enhance children’s learning, and support a robust farm and food economy. The Hunger Free Schools Act ensures that children who are eligible for free school meals receive them and that those children are enrolled with minimum paperwork. The bill focuses on automatically enrolling low income children for free school meals and on providing free school meals to all children in schools... Read more