Loebsack Report Card: B + "Dave doesn't always listen to instruction"

As often as I am disappointed in Rep. Dave Loebsack on his position to disengaging the troops from the war, I also appreciate the bills that he has supported (and the 414 votes he has made) that are a step in a better direction. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for many of those things to happen on the Federal level because of bottle necks with the Senate and the President. According to an article in the Press-Citizen this morning,

Key votes by Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack in the 110th Congress:
• Iraq. Loebsack voted numerous times to oppose President Bush's Iraq policy and has voted in favor of bills that set withdrawal deadlines and benchmarks. (Vetoed by President Bush)
• Tax cuts. Voted with Democratic majority to repeal tax cuts to oil companies. (Not signed into law)
• Student loans. Voted in favor of lowering interest rates and setting standards for student loan lenders. (Not signed into law)
• Minimum wage. Voted in favor of a bill to raise the minimum wage. (Not signed into law)
• 9/11 Commission. Voted with majority in favor of implementing the commission's recommendations. (Not signed into law)
• Identity theft. Voted in favor of a bill to protect taxpayers from identity theft and fraud. (Not signed into law)
• Military medical aid. Voted with majority in favor of a bill to improve medical care for wounded soldiers. (Not signed into law)

I'll add he supported the Stem Cell Research Act (Vetoed by President)

When Congressman Loebsack ran for office, he answered a Project Vote Smart questionaire this way about his legislative priorities:

"I am running for Congress to restore the hope and opportunity that six years of the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress have stripped from the American people. I support increasing the minimum wage, moving us toward universal healthcare, beginning to disengage our troops from Iraq and putting us on a course to energy independence."

I feel, for the most part he is working his and the voters of IA-district 2's priorities (although the Leach Courthouse is a stretch)--if we could just count on him and the Dems to work toward beginning to "disengage our troops from Iraq" by all means necessary--that's the best way to support our troops.