Bruce Braley
Bruce Braley
Bruce Lowell Braleyis an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in his attempt to win Tom Harkin's open seat in the 2014 United States Senate election in Iowa...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 October 1957
CountryUnited States of America
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Being a farmer is a great qualification to have to serve in the United States Congress.
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The people who know me and know the values I stand for ... know I've always fought to protect the rights of workers.
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I recently had the opportunity to vote to give the president limited authority to begin strikes against terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
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Increasing the minimum wagewill put billions annually into the Social Security trust fund.
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Waiting for a long-term solution to immigration reform will not make Americans safer.
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There are too many people trying to take opportunity from people in the middle class.
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The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because the founding members felt like there wasn't enough focus on middle class issues in Washington, and we're going to keep it focused on middle class issues.
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By the time I land in Iowa, I feel like my mind is more open to the reality of being back home and focusing on the problems of the people in my district.
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I have represented farmers in federal court during the Iowa farm crisis. A farmer from Butler County. I don't think Sen. Grassley had that life experience. It's just a simple difference of who we are and where we've come from.
We all say things that we later regret.
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A populist is someone who fights for common sense economic policies that sustain and expand the middle class.
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The Populist Caucus believes that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality healthcare.
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The Populist Caucus aims to bring people together around middle class issues, so we can tolerate a little difference of opinion.
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Anytime you mention a penalty to people on a fixed income, they immediately and justifiably become concerned.