CONGRESSMAN DAVE LOEBSACK TODAY ONCE AGAIN CALLED ON THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO WORK WITH THE HOUSE AND SENATE PANEL THAT WAS ASSEMBLED TO EXTEND THE PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR WORKING IOWANS FOR THE FULL YEAR. IN DECEMBER, THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT AGREE TO A FULL YEAR EXTENSION, AND INSTEAD PASSED A TWO [...]
IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, PRESIDENT OBAMA CALLED FOR A NEW VETERANS JOB CORPSINITIATIVE TO HELP OUR RETURNING VETERANS FIND PATHWAYS TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION’S NEW VETERAN EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES, COUPLED WITH THE WORK THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED IN CREATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS, WILL HELP PUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF [...]
NEARLY 3.6 MILLION PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE SAVED $2.1 BILLION ON THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN 2011 THANKS TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ACCORDING TO DATA ISSUED TODAY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS). SAVINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE WILL INCREASE OVER TIME. ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT ISSUED TODAY FROM HHS, THE AVERAGE [...]
CONGRESSMAN DAVE LOEBSACK PRAISED THE MOVEMENT OF LEGISLATION TO BAN INSIDER TRADING IN HOUSE AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE HOUSE MAJORITY WOULD ALLOW THE VOTE BANNING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM MAKING A PROFIT ON NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. LOEBSACK HAS TAKEN MULTIPLE ACTIONS TO FORCE THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS BILL SINCE HE BECAME THE FOURTH PERSON [...]
IN 1926, U.S. HISTORIAN CARTER WOODSON GREATED “NEGRO HISTORY WEEK,” WHICH TRANSFORMED INTO BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN 1976. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN CELEBRATED ANNUALLY EVERY FEBRUARY. FEBRUARY IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT ENCOMPASSED THE BIRTHDAYS OF BOTH ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS “BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY” AND HONORS [...]
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