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Bruce Braley (born October 30, 1957) is the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in northeastern Iowa and includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Clinton.
Early life, education and career
Braley was born in Grinnell, Iowa. His family owned a farm in nearby Brooklyn, Iowa. Braley attended college at Iowa State University where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa. While in college, he worked in agribusiness and in highway maintenance. He was admitted to the bar and has served as a trial lawyer in Waterloo since 1983. Braley specialized in representing workers who had been injured on the job ...
Braley (D-Iowa) visited the “Watts Up with Energy” exhibit at Bettendorf’s Family Museum of Arts and Sciences to discuss his wind energy bill. , positive
In Brandon, Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) met with local residents and officials about the impact of the US Postal Service’s planned closures of hundreds of small town post offices across Iowa, including the post office in Brandon.
Last week, a US House committee – the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – endorsed a controversial bill that, in part, allows the Postal Service to move forward with its plans to close thousands of post offices across the country, including 178 post offices in Iowa. Braley is a member of the panel, and opposed the bill. The bill, known as ...
Anniversary of the September 11th attacks offered all Americans an opportunity to reflect on the losses of that day and the changes our country has undergone in the past decade.
September 18, 2011, gives us an opportunity to reflect on another somber anniversary -- ten years ago George W. Bush signed the authorization to send military forces to Afghanistan.
Our nation's longest war began with a clear goal of disposing of Osama Bin Laden, those responsible for the 9/11 attacks, and anyone who harbored them. Ten years on, we've accomplished our mission. It's time to end our involvement in ...
A recent trip to Afghanistan, the death of Osama bin Laden and the toll on U.S. soldiers has convinced Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) that the United States should withdraw all combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year.
"This isn't a decision I came to lightly, but one that I have struggled with for some time," Braley said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "Our justifications for going into Afghanistan are no longer valid, and meanwhile, the costs -- both human and financial -- of continuing this war are just too high."
His campaign also sent an email out to supporters Thursday ...