Rep. Bruce Braley

Democrat  •  1st District, Iowa  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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05/20/12
A balanced-budget plan to support | TheGazette

By Bruce Braley ---- It's a simple concept that would revolutionize the way our government does its business: amend the. ... Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo is in his second term as Iowa's 1st District congressman. Comments: ...

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05/17/12
Bleeding Heartland:: IA-01: NRCC tips hat to Ben Lange

desmoinesdem :: IA-01: NRCC tips hat to Ben Lange. Lange was one of several Republicans to challenge Representative Bruce Braley in IA-01 last cycle, but he didn't get recognition from the NRCC until after the primary.

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05/17/12
Campaign Digest 5-17-12 | Eastern Iowa Government

Lange, an Independence attorney, faces Dubuque businessman Rod Blum for the GOP nomination in the 1st District. The winner will face Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo, who won a narrow victory over Lange in ...

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05/17/12
GOP hopefuls call Braley's support for balanced budget 'election ...

Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo speaks during a debate on the Wartburg College campus Oct. 10, 2010, in Waverly. (AP). A pair of Republicans who hope to challenge Rep. Bruce Braley are calling his support for a balanced ...

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05/12/12
Two Congressional hopefuls get Tea Party endorsements ...

Blum is facing Independence attorney Ben Lange, who was the GOP challenger to Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo in 2010. Despite of Lange coming within 2 percentage points of defeating Braley in 2010, Cedar ...

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05/08/12
Bruce Braley for Congress! | Gary Has Issues

Congressman Bruce Braley will be challenged in District 1 by the Republican nominee and right now that looks like a race between Ben Lange, who barely lost to Braley in 2010, or popular Dubuque businessman and ...

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04/30/12
Congressman Bruce Braley Holds Press Conference at Lou Henry

April 30, 2012 By hemannk. Filed Under: Slider Tagged With: bus safety, congress, congressman braley, dr. norris, kadyn's law, student safety. Calendar. Board of Education Calendar. Loading. Board Committees. The Board of Education uses ...

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04/17/12
Rep. Bruce Braley: Put the Brakes on School Bus Tragedies

Kadyn Halverson, age 7, saw her school bus slow to a stop in front of her family's home near Northwood, Iowa, one morning last May. She crossed the street to climb aboard. Like my own three kids and many other Iowa ...

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04/16/12
Blum Faces Uphill Battle Against Lange in 1st District Primary | The ...

Even though Lange almost defeated Congressman Bruce Braley in the general election, the 1st District primary was largely uneventful because all of the candidates were basically unknown and lacked any sort of financial ...

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04/16/12
Garbl'd Thoughts: Advocates Of The Plain Writing Act Prod Federal ...

"People complain about government red tape and getting government out of your hair," said Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, House sponsor of the Plain Writing Act. "If every one of these forms was written in plain language, the ...

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04/16/12
Blum Faces Uphill Battle Against Lange in 1st District Primary | The ...

Even though Lange almost defeated Congressman Bruce Braley in the general election, the 1st District primary was largely uneventful because all of the candidates were basically unknown and lacked any sort of financial ...

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04/16/12
Garbl'd Thoughts: Advocates Of The Plain Writing Act Prod Federal ...

"People complain about government red tape and getting government out of your hair," said Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, House sponsor of the Plain Writing Act. "If every one of these forms was written in plain language, the ...

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04/16/12
Affordable Care Act helps Iowa hospitals receive Medicare ...

Washington, DC – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today announced that 20 Iowa hospitals have received over $20.8 million in additional Medicare reimbursements under a provision of the Affordable Care Act known as the ...

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04/16/12
Blum Faces Uphill Battle Against Lange in 1st District Primary | The ...

Even though Lange almost defeated Congressman Bruce Braley in the general election, the 1st District primary was largely uneventful because all of the candidates were basically unknown and lacked any sort of financial ...

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04/16/12
Garbl'd Thoughts: Advocates Of The Plain Writing Act Prod Federal ...

"People complain about government red tape and getting government out of your hair," said Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, House sponsor of the Plain Writing Act. "If every one of these forms was written in plain language, the ...

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04/16/12
Alzheimer's Association East Central Iowa Chapter announces ...

The Advocacy Mission Award was presented to Representative Bruce Braley and Representative Dave Loebsack. Both representatives have supported both the Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (H.R. 1897) and Health ...

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04/15/12
Cognitive Dissidence: One Hundred Years Ago And One Year Ago ...

... as Representative Gwen Moore laid out the fact that there was no financial crisis until Walker artificially created it by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to his corporate sponsors; when Representative Bruce Braley ...

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04/15/12
Cognitive Dissidence: One Hundred Years Ago And One Year Ago ...

... as Representative Gwen Moore laid out the fact that there was no financial crisis until Walker artificially created it by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to his corporate sponsors; when Representative Bruce Braley ...

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04/15/12
Cognitive Dissidence: One Hundred Years Ago And One Year Ago ...

... as Representative Gwen Moore laid out the fact that there was no financial crisis until Walker artificially created it by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to his corporate sponsors; when Representative Bruce Braley ...

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04/15/12
Say “shall” if you must: U.S. government jargon lives on ...

'Shall' is ambiguous,” she said, referring to the proposal from Democratic Congressman Bruce Braley that would expand the plain language initiative. Just like its predecessor, the Plain Writing Act of 2010, Braley's measure ...

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04/15/12
Cognitive Dissidence: One Hundred Years Ago And One Year Ago ...

... as Representative Gwen Moore laid out the fact that there was no financial crisis until Walker artificially created it by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to his corporate sponsors; when Representative Bruce Braley ...

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04/15/12
Cognitive Dissidence: One Hundred Years Ago And One Year Ago ...

... as Representative Gwen Moore laid out the fact that there was no financial crisis until Walker artificially created it by handing out hundreds of millions of dollars to his corporate sponsors; when Representative Bruce Braley ...

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04/14/12
A big THANK YOU to the members of Congress who stepped up for ...

... Representative Stephen Lynch (MA); Representative Chellie Pingree (ME); Representative Bruce Braley (IA); Representative John Lewis (GA); Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Representative Chris Van Hollen ...

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04/13/12
A big THANK YOU to the members of Congress who stepped up for ...

... Representative Stephen Lynch (MA); Representative Chellie Pingree (ME); Representative Bruce Braley (IA); Representative John Lewis (GA); Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Representative Chris Van Hollen ...

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04/13/12
A big THANK YOU to the members of Congress who stepped up for ...

... Representative Stephen Lynch (MA); Representative Chellie Pingree (ME); Representative Bruce Braley (IA); Representative John Lewis (GA); Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Representative Chris Van Hollen ...

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04/13/12
A big THANK YOU to the members of Congress who stepped up for ...

... Representative Stephen Lynch (MA); Representative Chellie Pingree (ME); Representative Bruce Braley (IA); Representative John Lewis (GA); Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Representative Chris Van Hollen ...

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04/12/12
Iowa wind energy advocates warned of “war on renewable energy ...

Photo by johnnyalive, Flickr. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Ia, warned the Iowa Wind Energy Association that “a war is being waged against renewable energy” during a meeting today in Des Moines. “The oil and gas industry has ...

Source: Josh Quinnett
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04/12/12
Iowa wind energy advocates warned of “war on renewable energy ...

Photo by johnnyalive, Flickr. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Ia, warned the Iowa Wind Energy Association that “a war is being waged against renewable energy” during a meeting today in Des Moines. “The oil and gas industry has ...

Source: Josh Quinnett
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04/11/12
Scaling Green » Blog Archive » Five Energy Stories Worth Reading ...

The Des Moines Register reports: “U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Ia., warned the [Iowa Wind Energy Association[ that 'a war is being waged against renewable energy…The oil and gas industry has enormous influence, and there ...

Source: Lowell F.
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04/11/12
Scaling Green » Blog Archive » Five Energy Stories Worth Reading ...

The Des Moines Register reports: “U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Ia., warned the [Iowa Wind Energy Association[ that 'a war is being waged against renewable energy…The oil and gas industry has enormous influence, and there ...

Source: Lowell F.
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Official website: http://www.braley.house.gov/
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1727 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2911
Fax: 202-225-6666

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