Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA), Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Congressman Gary Miller (R-CA) and Congressman Rob Woodall (R-GA) released the following statements after introducing legislation to end the practice of automatically granting American citizenship to “Anchor Babies” born in the United States to illegal alien parents. The legislation is officially designated as H.R. 140, […]
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Congressman King and Congresswoman Bachmann’s joint statement follows: “We are introducing this bill to renew the commitments that we made to our constituents and to the American people that we would work to repeal ObamaCare until the day that the unconstitutional law is scrubbed from our books. While we both expect to celebrate the passage […]
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today released a staff review of the activities and practices of six media-based ministries and reports concerning other churches and religious organizations referred to the committee. He pursued this review as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the tax-exempt sector. The review […]
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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack voted to cut congressional budgets, including individual Member offices, Leadership offices and Committees by five percent. The bill was approved in a bipartisan vote by the House of Representatives. “Iowa families are continuing to make tough choices with their household budgets and have been making do with less for some […]
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today are announcing important steps to ensure that standards and guidelines on fluoride in drinking water continue to protect the American people while promoting good dental health, especially in children. HHS is proposing that the recommended level […]
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The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Saiid Farhi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Algeria. Farhi was ordered released by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Nov. 19, 2009. As directed by the President’s Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review […]
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Comments Encouraged from All Stakeholders and Interested Parties WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2011 — The Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced today that it has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would reward farmers participating in the federal crop insurance program for good performance. “This proposed Good Performance Refund will benefit […]
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The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) today urged Iowans who have not yet gotten their seasonal influenza shot to do so now. Surveillance by IDPH and the State Hygienic Laboratory found three strains of flu continuing to occur in Iowa; fortunately, all three of these strains are covered by the vaccine. In addition, more […]
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Boswell Issues Statement on Arizona Shooting Involving Rep. Giffords “Today, Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, and her constituents were subjected to a terrible act of violence while participating in one of our most basic American rights – the right to civil discourse. I am deeply saddened and distressed by the news of the Arizona shooting and […]
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Battle of New Orleans Remember New Orleans I say, Where Jackson show’d them Yankee play, And beat them off and gain’d the day, And then we heard the people say Huzza! for Gen’ral Jackson. “Huzza! for General Jackson.” On January 8, 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly-equipped army to victory against eight […]
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