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Last week, the House passed the most pro-Iowa energy bill in a generation — and I fought to make sure Iowa’s biofuels producers, family farms, and energy innovators had a seat at the table. Why it...

The House just passed the biggest tax relief bill in a generation — but the fight’s not over. Now it’s up to the Senate to finish the job. Why it matters: Without action, Iowa families face a $4,000...

David Schroeder is a 65-year-old Army veteran who, like more than 150,000 Iowans, relies on SNAP to put food on the table. But just a few weeks ago, David’s benefits were stolen by scammers in a...

While China pieces together drone fleets in months, it still takes the Pentagon nearly two decades to deliver a new aircraft to the battlefield. The problem: The Department of Defense has no...

Today, we pause to remember the heroes who gave their lives so we can live in freedom. More than 26,000 Iowans have been killed in action — including Red Oak’s own Corporal Daegan Page, who gave...

This week, I joined my colleagues to wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Etched in granite are 58,000 names—sons and daughters of America who never came home.As a 20-year combat veteran and a...

The next national emergency won’t wait for bureaucratic red tape in D.C. Whether it’s a cyberattack, natural disaster, or foreign threat—we need our military and private sector partners to be ready....

In 2023, a new stock trading app went viral for a new feature — the “Pelosi Tracker” — which let users copy trades from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and netted a 45% return in its first year. The...

If you’ve ever sat behind a grain truck on a two-lane road — or tried hauling equipment during harvest — you know how much infrastructure matters in Iowa. This week, we pushed for commonsense...

Veterans reported losing more than $400 million to scams in 2024 alone — and that number keeps rising. The problem: The VA benefits system is so fragmented and confusing that it’s become a prime...

National Police Week is a time to honor the brave men and women who put on the uniform and step into harm’s way to keep our communities safe. This week, we remember Des Moines Officer Phoukham Tran,...

If China invades Taiwan, it won’t just be a foreign policy crisis — it’ll be an economic disaster right here in Iowa. 🚨 This morning, I joined the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party to...

Iowa's farmers and rural communities don't have time to wait on Congress. Washington hasn’t passed a Farm Bill in nearly seven years. In that time, farm income has dropped 23% while uncertainty has...

The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations, with 32 moms losing their lives for every 100,000 births. At the same time, data from the CDC suggests that...

Nearly 1 in 4 Iowa households rely on SNAP or Medicaid to put food on the table or get the care they need. But here’s the reality: between 2018 and 2022, more than $500 billion may have been lost to...

When investment capital gets trapped on the coasts, Iowa small businesses pay the price. The problem: Right now, small and mid-sized businesses are required to submit three years of audited...

Iowa leads the nation in biofuel production. In 2022 alone, our renewable fuel innovators supported 60,000 jobs and added more than $70 billion to our economy. Why it matters: Iowa's ag economy has...

As digital innovation accelerates, the next wave of technology — from finance to farming — will be shaped by whoever writes the rules first. As a former cyber intelligence officer, I know what will...

China is not hiding the ball — they have their eyes on Taiwan. CCP aggression and territorial ambitions have grown in recent years, with more incursions into the waters of Japan, Vietnam, and...

More than 150,000 Iowans in our communities rely on Medicaid for healthcare. Another 60,000 count on SNAP to know where their next meal is coming from.  This morning, I visited MercyOne in Des...