Loebsack will attend both Trump's inauguration and the Women's March

At least 60 U.S. House Democrats have said they will boycott Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. But the lone Democrat in Iowa’s Congressional delegation said today he will attend both Trump’s swearing-in and the massive Women’s March on Washington scheduled for the following day.

Here’s the statement from Representative Dave Loebsack:

There is no question that our nation, and in fact the President-elect himself, would be best served if he started behaving in a manner more reflective of the leader of the free world. The President-elect’s divisive, disturbing and distasteful remarks should have no place in our society. That being said, I have an enormous amount of respect for our nation’s history of peaceful transition of power and will stand with President Obama, President and Secretary Clinton and others who are attending. The next day, I will be attending the Women’s March in Washington with my daughter where I will join folks across the country to stand firm and fight against policies that will harm hard-working Iowans while working to create jobs, grow the economy, help our veterans and strengthen Social Security and Medicare.

Hundreds of Iowans are going to the capital for the Women’s March. I would be happy to publish one or more first-person accounts from the event. Guidelines for Bleeding Heartland guest authors are here.

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  • DINO

    Has anyone kept track of how often Rep Loebsack has voted in favor of conservative/Republican legislation? I am sorry to say that I remember instances in past Congressional sessions where he has done so, but I neglected to write it down. It has been a gnawing concern of mine that he is more concerned about re-election than standing up for progressive values that he likes to flaunt. He has been a lesser of evil candidate for too many election cycles. All those Dems who like to talk of their allegiance to the office of POTUS and fail to recognize that Trump has no respect for the office, nor the vast majority of voters. Loebsack has no honor. He makes me sick.

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