STANDING WITH TAIWAN
As a veteran of the Air Force and current member of the Air Force Reserve, I know there’s few things more important than defending freedom and democracy. This means also standing with our allies,...
SUPPORTING SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE
Iowans work hard our entire life and deserve the retirement benefits earned. I am appalled by our so-called “elected leaders” in both parties that are clinging to an unsustainable status quo because...
[Week in Review] The Influence of Money in Politics: Tripling the Lobbying Ban | March 13 – 17
I’ve put service over self my entire life – first in the Air Force, then at the Iowa Statehouse, and now in Congress. Public service is one of the greatest honors to be able to be a voice for the...
BANNING CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING: PUTTING PEOPLE OVER PROFIT
I’ve put service over self my entire life – first in the Air Force, then at the Iowa Statehouse, and now in Congress. Public service is one of the greatest honors to be able to be a voice for the...
[Week in Review] Holding Government Accountable | March 6 – 11
I introduced new legislation to prevent Members of Congress from getting pay raises while Iowans are pinching pennies to make ends meet as a result of record-high inflation: The No Pay Raise...
STOPPING FEDERAL OVERREACH ON IOWA FARMLAND
The federal government’s out of control rules and regulations restricting the use of Iowa’s farmland needs to end → In case you missed it, earlier this year, the Biden Administration...
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY ON AFGHANISTAN
The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s first hearing on the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was this week. The fact that that it’s taken almost 2 years to address this tragedy that took...
ENDING PAY RAISES: PUTTING PEOPLE OVER PROFITS
As Iowans pinch pennies, I am not going to allow each member of Congress to get a $7,000+ pay raise this year → That’s why I have introduced a bill to end automatic yearly salary...
PRIORITIZING VETERANS
As a veteran of the Air Force and current member of the Air Force Reserve, I know there’s few things more important than supporting current service members and providing resources to veterans who...
REINING IN RECORD INFLATION
Inflation has made just about everything more expensive recently → In just the last 2 years, the skyrocketing cost of goods and services has cost Iowa families $10,000 more. Executive...
WE ARE WATCHING CHINA
I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed to serve on the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China. This commission is a combination of bipartisan House,...
IOWA’S FARMERS DESERVE BETTER
With record high inflation, high input costs, and increased global uncertainty, our farmers are struggling to keep up. As your representative, I’ve heard from countless farmers about the...
PUTTING AN END TO CHINA’S FENTANYL OPERATION
Like many Iowans, I’m worried about the rate of fentanyl overdoses in Iowa: The Iowa Department of Public Health reports that over the last two years, they have seen a 34% increase in drug...