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Traveling Internationally for the Holidays? 🛂

Planning to travel soon with a passport that’s about to expire? Sounds like a headache, but we may be able to help. Since 2020, it has been nearly impossible for Iowans to get their passport issued within the ‘normal’ timeframe of 4-6...

Your Voice

Your vote is your voice in our democracy – and nothing is more important than making sure you can cast your ballot each election. Luckily, in Iowa, voting is secure, safe, and easy. But, we can always improve our processes to boost confidence in...

This is what you deserve.

The federal bureaucracy has created a maze of red tape for Iowans to navigate as they try to access the benefits they earned. For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes it extremely difficult for veterans to access the benefits they...

This week’s news – right off the presses 📰

What a week! We rolled up our sleeves and got to work bringing your voice to our nation’s capital. Check out this quick 2 minute recap on my fight for Iowa now:I had a busy week delivering results for Iowans by: Protecting Social...

Making an educated choice

College is expensive. As a dad with a soon-to-be college freshman, I’m learning a lot about the costs, expected and unexpected, that students navigate as they decide what step to take for their future. FAFSA helps students navigate the complex...

I’m all in.

Let me be clear: the government made a commitment to Americans when it created Social Security and Medicare. I am 100% committed to protecting that promise. Thousands of Iowans dedicate their careers to public services - firefighters and police...

Today, We Thank Our Veterans

This Veterans Day, let us remember that freedom is not free. The men and women who serve in the armed forces put service to their country above themselves. They complete their tour of duty honorably to protect our country, our freedoms, and our way...

Supporting Iowa’s Retirees

When the government created Medicare and Social Security, it made a promise to our seniors. I am 100% committed to protecting that promise. That’s why I’ve led the charge to protect Medicare and Social Security while preventing Congress from using...

Empowering Iowa Families

As a dad to six kids, I know children deserve the utmost support. That’s why in Congress, I’m fighting to improve education opportunities, support foster services, and ensure parents have the tools they need to help kids succeed.In Congress, I’m...

The situation at our southern border is dire.

The crisis at our Southern Border is putting our communities in jeopardy, even though Iowa is more than 1,000 miles away. In the past four years, more than 8 million illegal immigrants have crossed the border. Cartels are exploiting this crisis to...

Iowa stands with Israel

388 days ago, Hamas launched a barbaric attack against Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East. This week, Yinam Cohen, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, visited Des Moines to build support for Israel. While he was in town, I met with...

Our fight for affordable healthcare

Healthcare and your access to it is something I will never put in jeopardy. Our healthcare workers are our hometown heroes, and I will never stop uplifting your voices as we improve healthcare access across the district.Unfortunately, drug prices...

Iowa farmers feed and fuel the world

The hands, hearts, and hard work of Iowa’s farmers feed and fuel our world. Unfortunately, input costs are rising and inflation is driving profits down. Iowa pork producers are experiencing their worst losses in 25 years. Frankly, producers are...

Together, we can work to clean up Congress.

As your Congressman, I’m on a mission to make D.C. just a little bit more like Iowa. That means using common sense and delivering results for Iowans. It hasn’t always made me the most popular guy – with Democrats or Republicans – but I’ve worked...

Breaking News from Wayne County Hospital!

Healthcare is deeply personal, which is why I always fight to put patients first. Options are often limited in rural communities – and patients have to travel a long way to get the care they need. No matter Iowans reside, I believe they should have...

It’s been a long time coming…

I’m reporting to you live today from Des Moines where we just cut the ribbon for the brand-new Polk County Life Services Center.A few weeks ago, we announced that we secured a $750,000 federal investment to help create this first-of-its-kind mental...

We’ve got to make it easier for Iowans…

While making stops in Des Moines today, I popped in at Dee Zee to hear directly from employees about the most important issues to them – primarily keeping good paying jobs here in our community. For more than 45 years, Dee Zee has been building...

Taking some time in Bloomfield

I spent time today visiting Iowans throughout our community, including in Davis County. While in Bloomfield, I stopped by Chevron Phillips to hear directly from employees about the most important issues to them – primarily keeping good paying jobs...

Paper or Plastic?

In the past few years, grocery prices have skyrocketed. To be exact, here’s what the average change in grocery prices is: Eggs: ⬆️ 29.2% Baby food and formula: ⬆️ 42.4% Cookies: ⬆️ 29.1% Chicken: ⬆️ 25.0% Ground Beef: ⬆️ 28.2 Bread: ⬆️ 23.9% Pork...

Harvest is more than underway! 🌽 🚜 ⛽

I spent some time this week helping wrap up harvest with Jon in Dallas County! While we worked in the field, we also discussed his yields and how a new Farm Bill could help provide certainty for Iowa’s farmers.One thing is for certain – we need a...