Decatur County, IOWA — The second suspect in the July 16, 2011 home invasion of US Congressman Leonard Boswell has been arrested. Today, July 19, 2011, 20 year old David Palmer Dewberry of Fremont, Nebraska, was arrested in Independence, Missouri. Dewberry is currently being held in Missouri on a Federal, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution […]
Des Moines, Ia. – Congressman Leonard Boswell released the following statement after law enforcement announced new developments in the incident at his family’s farmhouse outside of Lamoni, Iowa. The local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have worked around-the-clock on the investigation into the home invasion that occured at my family farmhouse over the weekend, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley today pressed Attorney General Eric Holder about the Justice Department’s unsatisfactory responses and lack of cooperation with an investigation into the highly controversial Operation Fast and Furious. A letter sent by the two lead investigators highlighted […]
Lawmakers seek meeting after USPS fails to respond to requests for information about decision to close Sioux City Facility Washington D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), announces that he, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congressmen Steve King (R-IA), have requested a meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss the Postal Service’s plan to move […]
Lamoni, Iowa – U.S. Congressman and his family are only suffering from some scrapes and bruises, after an attempted home invasion at the home of his daughter in Lamoni, Iowa. At approximately 10:45 p.m. Saturday night, a man with a gun entered the front door of the farm house and assaulted his daughter Cindy Brown, […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell introduced an amendment to H.R. 1309 that would help victims of flooding in Iowa and across the nation by making key changes to flood insurance. “Residents in nearly 700 counties across the United States have been victims of flooding this year, and Iowans have been hit especially hard,” […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today questioned why the Justice Department declined to prosecute an Assistant United States Attorney after the department’s Inspector General found at least one image of child pornography on the attorney’s work computer. The Inspector General also determined that the attorney had spent hours viewing adult content during work hours. The […]
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressmen Leonard Boswell and Dave Loebsack sent a letter to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging them to hold a hearing to discuss the current regulatory and statutory environment guiding Army Corps of Engineers flood management plans and flood control infrastructure and examine the flexibility and resources provided for the Army […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, July 4, ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson testified before investigators for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee about Operation Fast and Furious. Following this interview, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, in a letter to Attorney General Eric […]
Independence Day On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States, however, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion “all Men are created equal,” is equally beloved by the American people. Philadelphians […]
