The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Pfc. Robert B. Bayne, of Dundalk, Md., will be buried on May 7 in his hometown. […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell voted to keep oil and natural gas that is produced in the United States solely for American consumption. “Domestic oil production is currently at a 10-year high, increasing by one-third in the last two years, yet gas prices are still rising as Big Oil and Wall Street are […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell requested a full House Agriculture Committee hearing and investigation into the relationship between rising oil prices and Wall Street speculators. “As Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, I have a responsibility to ensure speculators are not exploiting oil supply fears […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell voted to protect comprehensive health care services for women and to prevent tax increases on women and small businesses. “During the 111th Congress, we made it illegal for insurance companies to charge a woman a higher premium just because she is female, and we did this because to […]
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. It was nearly 10 years […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell released the following statement on House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen’s release of a proposed FY2012 budget and President Obama’s budget statement. “I am encouraged that Ranking Member Van Hollen and President Obama are tackling both cuts to spending and ways to generate revenue by ending […]
Possible Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann made one of her two stops, for The Family Leader, in Pella on April 11th. The second stop was in Iowa City later in the afternoon. Bachmann, representing the 6th District of Minnesota, was first elected to the office in 2006. Her first Congress was the 110th. Bachmann is also […]
Event to be attended by Senator Charles Grassley (IA), Senator Tom Harkin (IA) Congressman Buck McKeon (CA), Congressman Tom Latham (IA), Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA), Congressman Steve King (IA), Congressman David Loebsack (IA), and Congressman Bruce Braley of Iowa (IA) WASHINGTON, DC (April 12, 2011) – State of Iowa Senators Charles Grassley and Tom Harkin, […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell continued to call for increased funding for job-creating transportation and infrastructure projects after Iowa was ranked third in the nation for structurally deficient highway bridges. “Today’s report that 21.7 percent of Iowa’s bridges are structurally deficient should be a wake-up call at the local, state, and federal levels […]
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced last week that he has formed an exploratory commitee to explore a bid for President. Pawlenty is the first major candidate to announce the formation of an exploratory committee. Pawlenty’s announcement came via a video on his Facebook page. In addition to serving as Minnesota’s Governor, Pawlenty was on […]
