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Loebsack Urges Postal Service to Keep Post Offices Open, Consider Local Input
October 12, 2012  - Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today wrote to the United States Postal Service expressing his concerns about possible post office closures. The USPS will soon be holding meetings in communities across Iowa regarding the plans for individual post offices. Loebsack pushed the Postmaster ... More

Loebsack Welcomes USDA Disaster Designation for Drought-Stricken Iowa Counties
September 19, 2012  - Congressman Dave Loebsack today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDSA) for issuing an agriculture disaster declaration for additional counties in southeastern Iowa that have seen extensive damage to crops and livestock from the recent drought. Loebsack has been leading efforts in the Ho... More

Loebsack: House Leaders Again Kick Farm Bill Down the Road
September 11, 2012  - Congressman Dave Loebsack today urged the Speaker of the House to bring up and pass a long-term farm bill after press reports that the Majority Party was planning on only bringing up a one year extension. Loebsack has been leading the charge in Congress to pass a reformed farm bill that provides cer... More

Loebsack Encourages Students to Apply for Fall Internships
August 6, 2012  - Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that his office is now accepting applications from Iowa college students to participate in a Congressional internship program in his Washington, D.C., Iowa City or Cedar Rapids offices. The internship program is open to undergraduate students and recent grad... More

Loebsack Statement on Department of Labor’s July Jobs Report
August 3, 2012  - Congressman Dave Loebsack today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s announcement that the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in July and 163,000 jobs were added. “The American people did not elect Members of Congress to continually fail to do their jobs and kic... More

Loebsack Welcomes USDA Disaster Designation for Drought-Stricken Iowa Counties
August 1, 2012  - Congressman Dave Loebsack today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing an agriculture disaster declaration for 42 counties that have seen extensive damage to crops and livestock from the recent drought. Last week, Loebsack introduced the Agriculture Disaster Assistance Act t... More

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