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Calling all high school artists! 🎨

The 2024 Congressional Art Competition is underway, and it’s time to get your submission in! This is a great opportunity to showcase Iowa’s artistic ability. Our community will have four total winners: one selected by a panel of judges to have...

A Homegrown Energy Solution

Since day one, I’ve fought for farmers, families, and our economy to ensure E15 is available year-round. Unfortunately, this Administration has repeatedly put America’s producers and families behind as they stubbornly opposed E15.  Recently,...

We need to pass a Farm Bill NOW.

The hands, hearts, and hard work of Iowa farmers feed and fuel the world. Every Iowan is impacted by the Farm Bill and agriculture policy – whether it’s as part of the supply chain, in the grocery store checkout line, or at the dinner table....

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We made some big progress in our fight to bring some Iowa commonsense to the nation’s capital this week.I introduced a bipartisan bill to slash bureaucratic red tape for Iowa’s small businesses, protected American’s privacy and national security,...

Bill Alert: Fighting for Iowa’s Kids

In case you haven’t met them yet, I want to introduce you to two little girls. Jayna and Aliya are sisters – and just one year ago, a judge told us what we already knew: they were part of our family. When we received the call to foster and adopt...

💧Bringing Water to Bondurant

We secured $2.5 million in federal funding for the City of Bondurant to build a new water tower to serve the entire community!This funding will help support families in this growing community. Federal investments should be going to critical...

Got Milk?

Today I spent time meeting with Iowans throughout our community, including in Polk County.I stopped by the Anderson Erickson Dairy in Des Moines to learn more about their work to help put milk on Iowans’ kitchen tables. Today’s...

Visiting with teachers and students in Des Moines

It has been a great week so far working on your behalf in Iowa, including spending time in Polk County.I started my morning with a stop in Des Moines to visit with the kids and staff at the Des Moines Head Start Program. This program is...

Time to show off Iowa’s talent!

I am excited to announce that the submission window is now open for the nationwide high school Congressional Art Competition put on by the U.S. House of Representatives every year. This is a great opportunity to showcase Iowa’s artistic...

Connecting Iowa’s Heroes

As a veteran and a current member of the Air Force Reserve, I know there is very little that is more important than supporting the servicemembers and veterans who stood up to defend our country. That’s why today was special for me and so many...

Honoring Iowa’s Veterans

March Madness is here – and I’m not just talking about on the basketball court!This week we secured some big wins for Iowa: $4 million for the Des Moines Airport, bipartisan legislation to combat artificial intelligence (AI)-generated...

🚨 New Bill Alert: Protecting Against Scammers

Technological advancement, like artificial intelligence (AI), moves our society forward, but there’s also the risk that our adversaries will leverage it to perpetrate crimes that hurt Americans.  Today, I introduced the bipartisan AI PLAN...

🛑 China Must Be Stopped

You’ve probably played word association games – one of my favorites to solve every day is the New York Times Connections. To win, you have to connect words in groups of four based on a common theme.Here’s one for you to try:Need a hint? China...

Big brother is watching

Right now, the Chinese Communist Party is developing new technology to manipulate Americans and infiltrate our national security. If America doesn’t act now, we’ll be handing China backdoor access to steal your Social Security numbers, passwords,...

Bipartisan Wins for Iowa Families

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’ve got to say, I’m feeling pretty lucky this year to have the privilege of serving as your representative in Congress.This week one of our bills helping rural Iowans was signed by the President, we fought to reduce...

Fixing up the pipes💧

While water leaving a treatment plant doesn’t have any lead in it, sometimes it travels through service lines made from lead. Over time, those pipes can corrode and contaminate the water we drink posing serious health concerns – especially for...