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Today, I stopped by Pitney Bowes’ Presort Facility in Urbandale for a town hall with employees to discuss their top concerns.The number one concern shared by these workers today? Skyrocketing prices...

Inflation is out of control – costing Iowans $26,000 extra over the past two years. It’s harder for every family to buy everyday goods, but even more difficult for those living on a fixed income,...

Kelly and I have six kids – and one of our jobs as parents is to teach them about personal responsibility. Part of that is coaching them to pick up after themselves. Sometimes, with the little...

Today is a solemn day. One year ago, Hamas launched a barbaric and unprovoked attack on Israel – killing hundreds and taking many as hostages, including U.S. citizens. Since then, the conflict has...

Can you believe this? Today, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to support Americans through the rest of this hurricane...

Friday was a somber day at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, where we paid final respects to twenty service members and five of their spouses – each one of them unclaimed by family. These brave unclaimed...

In the Air Force, I didn’t ask what party my brothers and sisters in uniform belonged to before we began our mission – and that’s the same approach I use in Congress. Unfortunately – not everyone...

As prices continue to skyrocket, repairing a home is extraordinarily expensive. Homes in rural communities are often older and need repair to keep them inhabitable. Unfortunately, in rural Iowa,...

On May 21, 2024, a violent and deadly EF-4 tornado struck the town of Greenfield leaving a path of debris in its wake. The tornado may have torn through our neighborhoods, but it did not tear apart...

No President should ever choose optics over the security and safety of American citizens. But that’s what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did in Afghanistan. Even worse? They refuse to accept...

We’re losing America's heroes to a silent epidemic. In 2022, the United States lost 22 veterans to suicide every single day. That’s unacceptable. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. We...

Mexican cartels are taking advantage of the Biden-Harris Administration’s open border policies to flood fentanyl over our border. This cheap, but deadly, drug is flooding into the U.S., wreaking...

America’s servicemembers make huge sacrifices to our country – and some even make the ultimate sacrifice. As the Scripture tells us, “There is no greater love than this – that a man should lay down...

Children should have the same opportunity as adults to beat cancer. But unfortunately, kids don’t always have access to the same cutting-edge trials and therapies for cancer treatment. Right now,...

We have an obligation to support our kids, which means ensuring public education is meeting the needs of every single child. In the case that a child’s needs aren’t being met, we should be able to...

This week, we racked up major wins for Iowans. Check out this quick 2 minute recap on my fight for Iowa now:I had a busy week delivering results for Iowans by: Protecting your retirement savings...

I’ve been raising the alarm about politically motivated investing – and we just made big progress in stopping this kind of investment management. My bill, the Protecting Retirees Savings Act, just...

No parent should ever have to worry about bureaucratic delays preventing their sick child from receiving the health care they need. Right now, children with cancer or rare diseases who receive care...

Here’s a shocking reality: Under the Biden-Harris Administration, Border Patrol recorded more than 52,000 arrests of illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds. Keep in mind – this is only the...

Just last year, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office received more than 13,000 financial fraud reports, adding up to more than $43 million in financial losses. That’s a lot of dough headed right into...