[Janet Lawler of the Daily Iowan attended the same event as Blog for Iowa last Friday and got a chance to interview Loebsack communications director Joe Hand. She came up with a different story from BFIA, which follows]:

U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack vowed to push legislation to support U.S. manufacturing jobs, a measure he sponsored earlier this year but which failed to pass the Senate. During a stop in Iowa City last week, Loebsack, D-Iowa, said job creation is his No. 1 priority.

Loebsack introduced the Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) Act during the last Congressional session; it focused on helping communities, small businesses, local chambers of commerce, and unions to keep manufacturing jobs.

The act unanimously passed the House but was blocked in the Senate. However, a Loebsack aide said the congressman has plans to reintroduce the legislation.

“Iowa has a strong community-college system,” Hand said. “And the act would help in educating and preparing individuals for more manufacturing jobs.”

To read the entire article on the Daily Iowan website, click here.