Posts Tagged ‘Bruce Braley’

DES MOINES -- Ben Lange, a small business owner from Independence, filed paperwork today with the Iowa Secretary of State to become the first candidate to officially challenge liberal Democrat incumbent, Bruce Braley, in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Lange’s filing comes less than a week after another challenger, Brian Cook, dropped his congressional bid and endorsed ... Full story

“Populist” Democrat Bruce Braley appeared on the FOX Business Channel last night but didn’t seem to appreciate the frank conversation about his voting record: As the hosts note, Braley like to talk tough about taking on Wall Street and fighting ... Full story

Our Declaration of Independence states simply yet powerfully: “that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” To my knowledge, no other nation on this planet uses these words as the foundation for their society. I believe this ... Full story

I found a cool site the other day on my daily search of Iowa politicians. Capitol Words is a site that calculates the word frequency and the ... Full story

The first quarter fundraising numbers are out for Iowa’s federal representatives. The top fundraiser for the Democrats was Congressman Leonard Boswell, while Congressman Steve King set the pace for Republicans. Every Democrat collected more money from PACs than Republicans did. Congressman Boswell took over $110,000 from PACs alone, which is more money than King, Latham, ... Full story

Iowa based CBE Group is a privately owned accounts-receivable management company. One of its clients is the federal government, who uses the CBE Group and two other similar companies to collect delinquent taxes. These companies were awarded government contracts in 2006, which allowed them to attempt to collect back-taxes that the IRS was not ... Full story

DES MOINES, Iowa, February 20, 2009 (ENS) - Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Congressman Bruce Braley today announced that more than $5.1 million in federal and state funds has been identified and is in the final approval stage for two conservation related flood recovery projects in Iowa. Read more here Full story