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  • ON TAX DAY, REP. LOEBSACK BACKS PLAN TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS AND SIMPLIFY THE TAX CODE
    Apr 15, 2008  - Today as Iowans file their tax returns, Congressman Loebsack voted to help working families by voting in support of the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, H.R. 5719. This legislation, which passed 238-179, makes the tax code simpler and more equitable, and ensures that American ... More
  • LOEBSACK VOTES TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT ETHICS BOARD TO RESTORE
    Mar 11, 2008  - Today Congressman Dave Loebsack voted in support of H.Res. 895 to strengthen congressional ethics enforcement with a new Office of Congressional Ethics.  This will bring greater accountability and transparency to the ethics enforcement process by requiring, for the first time in history, an inde... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK PROVIDES TAX RELIEF TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IOWA FAMILIES
    Nov 9, 2007  -   Today Congressman Dave Loebsack voted in strong support of The Temporary Tax Relief Act, H.R. 3996. This legislation will provide millions of middle-class families with tax cuts and help grow our economy without increasing the national debt by providing tax fairness in a fiscally responsibl... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND INDEPENDENCE OF INSPECTORS GENERAL
    Oct 3, 2007  - Today Congressman Dave Loebsack voted in support of H.R. 928, Improving Government Accountability Act. This bipartisan backed bill contains a number of provisions to improve the effectiveness and independence of Inspectors General. It also contains provisions to enhance the accountability of the Ins... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES TO ENSURE GREATER OVERSIGHT OF THE PENTAGON’S DRAFT PLANS FOR REDEPLOYMENT FROM IRAQ
    Oct 2, 2007  -   Today Congressman Dave Loebsack voted in support of H.R. 3087, an act to establish oversight of the Pentagon’s planning for redeployment from Iraq. This bipartisan bill requires the Department of Defense, within 60 days, to submit a report on the status of planning for redeployment from Iraq... More
  • LOEBSACK AND CONGRESS ACT RESPONSIBLY TO ENSURE FUNDING FOR START OF FY 2008
    Sep 26, 2007  -   Today Congressman Loebsack voted in support of H.J. Res. 52, the Continuing Resolution for FY 2008. The legislation will fund the federal government through November 16 at the FY 2007 levels for all Departments and agencies. “I am committed to working with my colleagues to take Iowa in a... More
  • LOEBSACK MAKES GOOD ON PROMISE FOR MORE HONEST AND OPEN GOVERNMENT
    Sep 14, 2007  -   Today President Bush signed in to law the Honest Leadership, Open Government Act of 2007. This legislation, which received strong bipartisan support in Congress, limits relationships between lobbyists and lawmakers and takes another step toward making the 110th Congress the most open, hones... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK RESPONDS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S RESIGNATION
    Aug 27, 2007  -   Congressman Dave Loebsack issued the following statement in response to today’s resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “For months the American people have been disserved by the office of the United States Attorney General because of the continued controversy surrounding Albert... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT
    Jul 31, 2007  -   Congressman Loebsack voted for S. 1, the final House-Senate agreement on the Honest Leadership, Open Government Act of 2007. This legislation is designed to change the way business is done in Washington and restore accountability to the American People. The bill limits relationships between ... More
  • REP. LOEBSACK VOTES TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS, BETTER EQUIP OUR NATIONAL GUARD AND INCREASE OVERSIGHT ON THE WAR IN IRAQ
    May 17, 2007  -   Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) voted in support of H.R. 1585, the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Bill. This bill takes our country in a New Direction by better supporting our Service Members and their families, providing needed military equipment and training for our National Guard ... More