David Loebsack

I urge support for job training, transition assistance, and benefit programs for those who have served our nation so proudly.

We must lay political differences aside, or as I like to say, we have to political arms down.

We cannot and should not balance the budget on the backs of the poor and middle class.

I have pushed for years to cut Members of Congress' pay for the first time since the Great Depression.

Our nation cannot retreat from our commitments to college access and affordability by reducing Pell Grants and other critical student aid assistance.

I urge the Committee to support workforce training to provide American workers with the ongoing training and skills they need to secure good-paying jobs.

No man or woman who has served our country in uniform should have to fight for a job or their benefits here at home.

We must lay political differences aside and seize this opportunity to make meaningful reductions to the deficit, grow the economy, and support middle-class families.

I sincerely hope that partisan differences can be put aside and that these priorities will be reflected in the 2013 budget.

I fully support cutting at least two Brigade Combat Teams from Europe.

I thank the gentlelady, Ms. Slaughter, and I thank her effort and the effort of Congressman Walz as well for initially bringing this bill forward at a time when we had not heard about some things we heard on ``60 Minutes,'' at a time when…

Today I was not present for six recorded votes because I was meeting with a group of constituents and the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator to discuss Iowa flood recovery. If had been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on…

Community colleges are the principle intersections between education and workforce development.

Today, one in every 110 children is diagnosed with autism and 1.5 million individuals in the United States are affected by this disorder. The rate of autism is increasing by at least 10 percent annually, but scientists do not yet know why…

On July 25, 2011, I was not present for two recorded votes because my flight from Iowa to Washington, DC was significantly delayed. I had returned to Iowa to meet with constituents and regret that I was not present to cast my vote on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 57, after line 2, insert the following new section: SEC. 21. APPEALS. (a) Television and Radio…

In closing, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. Again, I thank Mrs. Biggert for her support of this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

I want to thank Congresswoman Biggert for bringing this bill to the floor. I look forward to supporting this important legislation that will address many of the issues I have been experiencing in my district, and ones that I know are…

On July 11, 2011, I was not present for recorded votes because my flight from Iowa to Washington, DC was significantly delayed. I had returned to Iowa to meet with constituents and regret that I was not present to cast my vote on rollcall…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1627, which contains legislation that Congressman Runyan and I introduced to end the practice of backroom deals and reservations at Arlington National…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote was taken by…

While I oppose the underlying bill, I am offering this final amendment on a topic that I know is important to all of us--our Nation's seniors. Our seniors have worked hard all their lives. Many of them have lived through some of the most…

I thank the chair for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to come to the floor today to say that I think this debate is a distraction. I have spent a lot of time visiting schools and talking with teachers and parents in my district, and this…

I ask the Committee to adopt the president's requests for funding to support 21,370 Border Patrol agents.

It is vital, I believe, that the Volunteer Generation Fund be included in budget discussions.