Press Release covering Drake University Student Body Straw Poll DES MOINES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2011 – As campus buzzed with the activity of the ABC News Presidential Debate, 1,223 Drake University students participated in one of the largest student straw polls this election cycle. Students were asked to pick their favorite Republican candidate. Among […]
Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today submitted an amendment to H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act. Boswell’s amendment, offered as a Motion to Recommit, would prevent the bill from creating regulatory hurdles for low cost prescription drugs. “We have done too much to support America’s seniors and improve health care today to […]
Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today spoke out against H.R. 3094 which attempts to strip important rights from American workers. H.R. 3094 would require specified waiting periods before unionization hearings and elections can take place, effectively running out the clock on workers who wish to organize. “This legislation won’t create one job […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Six of the major presidential candidates made a stop to the Family Leaders Thanksgiving Family Forum Saturday evening. A glaring absence from much of Iowa and these presidential candidate gatherings around Iowa has been Mitt Romney. The sanctuary of First Federated Church in Des Moines played host to nearly 3,000 people, […]
LEGISLATION GIVES NATIONAL GUARD DUE RECOGNITION AND REPRESENTATION Washington, Nov 16 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham announced on Wednesday that he is jointly sponsoring legislation to give the National Guard an official and permanent representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs of Staff advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Five of the GOP Presidential hopefuls took the stage at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines for a series of speeches to the state GOP supporters. While at the Reagan Dinner, the candidates took to attacking President Obama and not each other. The dinner gave candidates a chance to speak in front […]
Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell today released the following statement on the latest in a series of reports ranking bridge infrastructure in the Des Moines metro among the most deficient in the country: “This latest national report further underscores the critical need for passing legislation to address our state’s infrastructure problems. We don’t […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today said the National Popular Vote Initiative is a deeply flawed movement that would eliminate Iowa’s influence on national elections by stripping its electoral votes in favor of a national popular vote. “The National Popular Vote plan will do nothing but shift candidates’ focus from battleground states, like Iowa, […]
Des Moines – Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn tonight made the following statement after the Party’s State Central Committee approved a motion to hold Iowa’s First in the Nation Precinct Caucuses on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Iowa time). “On behalf of over 600,000 Iowa Republicans, I’m excited to announce the […]
Grinnell, Iowa- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann visited Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell Tuesday evening for a Family Leader fundraiser. The initial plans for the event were changed due to an unexpected visit from a group of college students. The group of around 40 students, some of whom were carrying homemade signs, began to chant and filled […]
