Daily Archives: August 16, 2011

Dave Loebsack on the July Jobs Report

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Washington, Aug 5 – Congressman Dave Loebsack issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s announcement that the unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in July and the economy added 117,000 jobs. “I continue to argue that Congress … Continue reading →

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Does Candidate Perry Want To Abolish Social Security?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Thanks to ThinkProgress for this video of the Rick Perry event yesterday in Iowa City and to Dave Bradley for finding it.  You would  not have known this protest was even happening outside of Hamburg Inn #2 if you had … Continue reading →

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Rep. Steve King: Local Issues Of Little Concern In 4th District Race

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Politico posted an article Monday about the Vilsack v King race and we find  King’s statement about the upcoming campaign rather telling. “King is determined to steer the race toward a high-profile debate on national issues and a referendum on … Continue reading →

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