Congressman Boswell Demonstrates Support of Sportsmen and Shooting Sports
Congressman Boswell Demonstrates Support of Sportsmen and Shooting Sports
Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA) spent a day away from the halls of Congress recently to enjoy rounds of trap, skeet and sporting clays with fellow members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. Instead of business as usual at the U.S. Capitol with "yeas" and "nays," Congressman Boswell spent the day yelling, "Pull!" at the 12th Annual Great Congressional Shoot-Out.
The event, hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, pits Democrats against Republicans in a friendly competition to determine the straightest shooters on Capitol Hill. As Caucus Co-Chair, Boswell (IA) led the Democratic team that almost took the title from Republicans in the closest score of the event's history, losing by only a single point.
Perhaps more importantly, events like the Great Congressional Shoot-Out give members of Congress the opportunity to participate in the shooting sports and learn more about sportsmen's traditions. More than 7 million Americans participate in trap, skeet and sporting clays annually, spending an estimated $10 billion on the sport.
"Sportsmen have played a critical role in protecting our natural resources and they have a tremendous impact on the nation's economy," said Boswell. "By working with the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, I serve the sportsmen in my district in ensuring that we always have places and opportunities to hunt and fish."
As a leader of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, Congressman Boswell works to provide sportsmen a seat at the table when decisions impacting our outdoor traditions are debated in the nation's capital. His membership is a willingness to go on record as being an ally for Iowa's 740,000 hunters and anglers in the U.S. Congress. An avid outdoorsman, Boswell works to defeat proposals that would threaten these traditions and promote policy that improves hunting and fishing and the conservation of our fish and wildlife resources.
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