Republican incumbent Steve King had received $356,850 in PAC funding for his campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District seat as of June 30, 2012. Of that, $328,850, or 92 percent, was from out of state and $28,000, or 8 percent, was from Iowa.
Democratic challenger Christie Vilsack had received $334,627 in PAC funding for her campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District seat as of June 30, 2012. Of that, $315,916, or 94 percent, was from out of state and $18,711, or 6 percent, was from Iowa.
With student Stafford loan interest rates on the verge of doubling, President Barack Obama entered the University of Iowa’s Field House today and urged students to appeal to Congress to extend the rate freeze before it jumps to 6.8 percent in July.
