Dave Loebsack

Reps. Braley, Loebsack Push Water Bill

Jason Parrott — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:58:30 +0000

The two men representing the eastern half of Iowa in Congress are pushing a plan that would encourage more private investment in river infrastructure.

Rep. Loebsack Still Pushing SECTORS

Jason Parrott — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:44:01 +0000

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA 2) is living up to the idea of “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”

Law Enforcement Questions Weapons Ban

Jason Parrott — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:59:26 +0000

Law enforcement officers from southern and eastern Iowa say banning guns and ammo is not the key to keeping children and communities safe.

Rep. Loebsack Writes 2nd Hospital Letter

Jason Parrott — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:24:09 +0000

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA2) is once again pushing for the Obama Administration to help Keokuk Area Hospital with its financial challenges.

John Archer – Congress (IA – 2)

Jason Parrott — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:28:52 +0000

Republican John Archer of Bettendorf says he is running for Congress to protect the futures of future generations, in particular his two young children.

Dave Loebsack – Congress (IA – 2)

Jason Parrott — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:16:51 +0000

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa City) says he would use his 4^th term in Washington D.C. to continue the fight for the middle class.

Congressman Promotes IAAAP

Jason Parrott — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:52:36 +0000

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa City) used part of his time away from Washington D.C. to tour the southeast corner of his district.

He spent nearly two hours at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown on Wednesday and more than an hour at River Hills Village in Keokuk.

IAAAP

Rep. Loebsack’s trip to the roughly 19,000 acre military installation took him far beyond the administrative building along Highway 34.

The Congressman got to visit the new production line for 40 mm grenades and see them being tested on a large firing range.

Keokuk Area Hospital Appeals Ruling

Jason Parrott — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:27:31 +0000

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) is helping in the effort to secure a key designation for Keokuk Area Hospital.

He sent a two-page letter, earlier this week, to the Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

In it, the Congressman wrote of his support for the hospital’s appeal of the agency’s denial of Critical Access status for the facility.

CEO Wally Winkler says receiving that designation would help the hospital through some very difficult financial times.

Loebsack : Flood Recovery $$$ Still Needed

Jason Parrott — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:07:03 +0000

Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA 2) says there is still work to do to make sure his state does not experience a repeat of the Flood of 2008.

It was four years ago, this month, when rivers throughout eastern Iowa overran their banks and caused billions of dollars in damage.

Some of the hardest hit areas were Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

Rep. Loebsack says there is still a need for money to help in the recovery. He believes the funding is available in Washington D.C., if his colleagues can agree on how to divide it.

Rep. Loebsack Visits SE Iowa

Jason Parrott — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:16:33 +0000

Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA2) says the United States should consider pulling its military forces out of Afghanistan sooner than currently scheduled.

He says he does not have a specific date in mind for a withdrawal at this point.

“The President has already moved up his timetable from 2014 to the goal of late 2013,” says Rep. Loebsack, “I think we should move it up even sooner than that. There is no way around that.”