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As your congressman, I have worked every day to make sure our government is responsive to your concerns. I’ve heard you, and I agree that our country must get spending under control while protecting critical programs like Social Security, Medicare,...

Thank you again for reaching out with your message of support for raising the debt ceiling. I wanted to provide you with an important update: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act to raise...

I was proud to join with the family of Cpl. Adam Lambert of Adel, Iowa to introduce bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing veteran suicides this week.On what would have been Cpl. Lambert’s 32nd birthday, I introduced the bipartisan Daniel...

I have been fighting every day to make sure the federal government is working efficiently, effectively, and accountably on your behalf. That effort starts first and foremost with listening. To that end, this week I hosted a teletown hall with...

Iowans know the Washington, D.C. bureaucracy is completely out of control—the recent EPA regulations on our trucks are no different. I am taking a stand against these burdensome and unnecessary regulations hurting Iowa’s industries that supply...

As we see the horrific terror raining down on the streets of Israel, I was proud to help introduce legislation forcefully condemning these attacks! Our bill – H.Res. 490 – condemns the acts of terror committed by Iranian military proxies,...

As a member of the Agriculture Committee, I am helping to draft the 2023 Farm Bill, and I need your help to make sure it works best for Iowa farmers.  That’s why, as part of my Farm Bill listening tour, tonight I’m hosting a teletown hall...

I am working every day on your behalf to deliver wins for Iowa, and this week was no different: I introduced a bipartisan bill to bring transparency to federal spending surrounding the debt ceiling. I also passed important legislation to...

Today I was proud to introduce my newest bipartisan bill, the Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act, to increase accountability and transparency when ‘extraordinary measures’ are being used to avoid a debt default.  Since January 2023,...

I helped introduce a bill this week that will mean lower health care costs and better care in rural areas of Iowa. I want to make sure you hear about it: The Protect Telehealth Access for Rural Americans will make telehealth services...

Violent crime is up. So are police officer retirements and resignations. 2021 was the deadliest year in more than two decades for law enforcement. According to Gallup, 56% of Americans report more crime in their area,...

I want to update you on two big takeaways following the second hearing over the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in the House Financial Services Committee:  We must not penalize small “mom and pop” rural banks – that have on average 95% of...

We owe those who serve our country every opportunity to transition to a new chapter in their lives. That’s why I was proud to champion the Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act this week to help unleash opportunity for our veterans looking to open a new...

We all see the crisis at the border, and with Title 42 expiring, the border crisis is about to get even worse. More than 10,000 illegal crossings are happening every single day, and that number is expected to grow.  That’s why this week I...

As our country’s debt ceiling deadline looms, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently stated that the United States could default as early as June 1, 2023. In the unlikely and unfortunate event that the U.S. does hit the deadline before a deal is...