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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week, the top party leaders in the House and Senate announced Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cited Reynolds’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and signing of a law that prohibits schools from teaching critical race theory examining the legacy of slavery in American society.
A gas pipeline from Russia to Germany in the Baltic Sea has been at the top of headlines in recent weeks. I have heard from many Iowans asking what the pipeline is, why it should be shut down, and why they should care about it.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in northern Europe. It would increase the capacity of a previous Nord Stream pipeline to 110 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The gas would travel from western Siberia, under the Baltic Sea, to Germany. The project has been completed but has not begun operating.
The Iowa State Fair, planting, harvest, and the High School State Wrestling Tournament are just a few of the times of year special to the great Hawkeye State. Iowans have a deep passion for wrestling and the sport brings all Iowans together in the spirit of competition.
Every year, folks across the state have the pleasure of watching local Iowans compete at the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines. I am very excited to cheer on students from the Second District as the tournament begins this week, and hope for a weekend of close and exciting matches.
The Iowa State Fair, planting, harvest, and the High School State Wrestling Tournament are just a few of the times of year special to the great Hawkeye State. Iowans have a deep passion for wrestling and the sport brings all Iowans together in the spirit of competition.
Every year, folks across the state have the pleasure of watching local Iowans compete at the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines. I am very excited to cheer on students from the Second District as the tournament begins this week and hope for a weekend of close and exciting matches.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks was named ranking member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee on Wednesday.
“As a former University of Iowa faculty member I am honored to have been named the Republican Leader of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee. I am proud to be a voice for the institutions of higher education as well as for the countless small businesses and workers in the Second District,” said Miller-Meeks in a prepared statement.
Amid rising global tensions and threats, particularly from the Chinese Communist Party, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and two GOP representatives from her home state reaffirmed their support for Taiwan, which shares sister cities with Iowa and remains an important agricultural products market for pork, beef, corn, and soybeans.
Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus are encouraging Americans to donate blood to mitigate a nationwide shortage that has worsened amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lawmakers unveiled a public service announcement on Wednesday, asking eligible donors to help shore up the national supply.
Congresswoman for Iowa’s 2nd District Mariannette Miller-Meeks recently spoke on the House floor to show support for the Unmask Our Kids Act introduced by fellow Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson.
