Pella, Iowa- Jon Huntsman announced earlier this week that if he runs for President, he will likely skip over the Iowa Caucuses. This move comes after Republican Candidate Mitt Romney has said that he will may skip the Iowa Straw Poll this year. The Iowa Caucuses have been a key part of the primary season […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz released the following statement today regarding Jon Huntsman’s comments on his intention to skip the Iowa Caucus due to his opposition to ethanol subsidies: Over the years I have heard presidential candidates state reasons for skipping the Iowa caucuses. It always leaves me wondering if those […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Capt. Darrell J. Spinler of Browns Valley, Minn., will be buried on June 18 […]
Washington, Jun 7 – Congressman Dave Loebsack today released the following statement supporting continued funding for the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Stream Gaging Network which oversees 7,000 stream gages on rivers nationwide, including many in Iowa, as well as on the Mississippi River. According to the USGS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), […]
Uncle Tom’s Cabin In matters of art there is but one rule, to paint and to move. And where shall we find conditions more complete, types more vivid, situations more touching, more original, than in Uncle Tom? –George Sand On June 5, 1851, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly began to appear in […]
Congress Approves Nineteenth Amendment On June 4, 1919, Congress, by joint resolution, approved the woman’s suffrage amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. The House of Representatives had voted 304-89 and the Senate 56-25 in favor of the amendment. Disagreement on whether the best strategy was to pursue enfranchisement through a federal amendment […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell introduced the Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act to make it easier for manufacturers, small businesses, and others to move their product via freight rail. With gas prices still high, this legislation would provide more options for interstate commerce by expanding freight rail capacity through investment incentives for […]
Orator of Liberty Patrick Henry was born on May 29, 1736, in Studley, Virginia. He was a brilliant orator and an influential leader in the opposition to British government. As a young lawyer, he astonished his courtroom audience in 1763 with an eloquent defense based on the doctrine of natural rights—the political theory that man […]
Votes For Women On May 28 and 29, 1851, the Ohio Woman’s Rights Convention met in Akron. Mrs. Frances D. Gage, convention president, began the proceedings with a stirring call to arms: Are not the natural wants and emotions of humanity common too, and shared equally by both sexes? Does man hunger and thirst, suffer […]
Washington, DC – Today, the House passed Congressman Leonard Boswell’s amendment to authorize a study into the incidence of breast cancer in U.S. soldiers and veterans, and potential exposure risks, when it passed the National Defense Authorization Act. “Leading into Memorial Day weekend, I am pleased that we can finally begin to shed light on […]
