Leonard Boswell Quotations

As the 29th state to join the United States of America, it is our turn to show the nation what represents Iowa. Our commitment to quality education, hard work, and small-town values are all represented in the Iowa quarter.

Each state in the Union is honored in the order of when it ratified the Constitution and became a part of the United States. This September it is Iowa's turn. Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the union on December 28, 1846.

As a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.

Our success in this matter is important to all Americans. Whether you are in the forest land business or just enjoy the shade of a majestic oak gracing your lawn, we all have an interest in this important issue.

I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, and military have the information and funding needed to protect the American people from threats at home and abroad.

Barge traffic on the Mississippi River represents the most efficient, most cost-effective, most environmentally sound means of transporting commodity goods from this region of the country to market.

More than a day off work, Labor Day celebrates years of hard work, dedication, innovation, and initiative by our nation's workforce.

Put this subject matter right out here on the table in broad daylight and look at how other countries do it. Bring in the best experts we have in this nation - and we surely have a lot of them - and have that public discussion. And the end of it, I think we'd come up with what the United States could do to ensure that everybody's got health care.

The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals.

Our nation's military and law enforcement personal work hard to protect us. We must thank them for their continued vigilance. Without their sacrifice we would less capable of protecting our nation.