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Iowa
Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain
Nickname:
Hawkeye State
Admitted to Statehood:
December 28, 1846
State Capitol:
Des Moines
Population
(2000 Census):
2,925,324
State Bird:
Eastern Goldfinch
Fun Fact:
The first intercollegiate baseball game was played in Iowa in 1893.

Real Numbers
479,000

Number of Iowans enrolled in Medicare.

Latest News & Resources
Jobs & Economy
A STATE-BY-STATE REPORT: IOWA
October 13, 2006
Radio Addresses
Democratic Plan Would Give Our Troops Better Health Care and Other Benefits

Rep. Leonard Boswell
Iowa, 3rd
Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-03) discusses Democratic plans to help our troops get better benefits.
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Run time: 3:40
Transcript: English | Spanish
More about Rep. Leonard Boswell


Iowa Representatives
Rep. Leonard Boswell
Iowa, 3rd
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Other Representatives
Rep. Steve King
Iowa, 5th

Rep. Tom Latham
Iowa, 4th

Rep. James Leach
Iowa, 2nd

Rep. Jim Nussle
Iowa, 1st

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Issues in Focus Spotlight
Survivor Benefits Penalty
Democrats believe that our troops should be taken care of when we send them into battle and that they should be given our respect when we bring them home. And we know that the spouses of those we send into battle make sacrifices too.

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