[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER CONGRESSMAN JAMES EDWARD BROMWELL

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                          HON. DAVID LOEBSACK

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  Mr. LOEBSACK. Madam Speaker, today I would like to make note of the 
life of former Congressman James Edward Bromwell. Mr. Bromwell served 
his country in WWII as an officer after finishing his undergraduate 
degree at the University of Iowa. Upon honorable discharge from the 
U.S. Army in 1946, Mr. Bromwell received his MBA from Harvard 
University and then returned home to receive his JD from the University 
of Iowa in 1950. Mr. Bromwell served as Assistant Linn County Attorney 
before being elected as the Representative for the 2nd Congressional 
District in 1960. As Representative of the 2nd District, Mr. Bromwell 
sat on the Judiciary Committee and was imperative in contributing and 
ultimately helping pass the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. This 
landmark legislation corrected a serious social injustice within our 
society. Mr. James Edward Bromwell passed away on July 11, 2009. The 
service that James Bromwell performed for his country and state will 
not be forgotten.

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