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Iowa elected leaders sent out statements on Sunday in remembrance of Republican Senator and 1996 presidential candidate Robert Dole, honoring his time in Congress.
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation released a statement Sunday morning that Dole died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 98 following 79 years of American service.
Florida Rep. Maria Salazar and a group of Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require high schools nationwide to teach the history of communism.
The "Crucial Communism Teaching Act" would require high schools to teach students about the history of communism and has 60 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.
At a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday announcing the bill, Salazar, the daughter of Cuban immigrants, said that the nation has to "educate our students ... about the true meaning of communism."
MUSCATINE — On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks recognized a resident from Muscatine for his efforts in the Coast Guard.
Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa's Second Congressional District, used her allotted time on the floor of the U.S. House to speak about Joshua Gaeta and the rescue operations he assisted with last March.
A Biden administration proposal to restore an Obama-era regulation to redefine “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act would negatively impact rural America and the nation’s agriculture industry, according to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL).
“I’m disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision to go back to the archaic pre-2015 definition of ‘waters of the United States’ or WOTUS,” Rep. Davis said on Nov. 24. “This is yet again an example of President Biden turning his back on farmers and rural America.”
Since the start of Biden’s presidency, Republican politicians have been critical towards the way the Biden administration has managed the influx of immigration at the southern border.
Statewide Iowa — All six members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are sponsoring legislation to give independent cattle producers more information about cattle prices, but they have just a limited number of days to convince colleagues it should be included in a must-do bill.
The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act must be reauthorized by December 3rd and Senator Chuck Grassley is the lead sponsor of a plan to also force disclosure of the prices paid in private sales of cattle being raised and sold under contracts with a meatpacker.
Thanksgiving is a classic American celebration that is deeply rooted in our history. It is my favorite holiday—a time to reflect on everything for which we are thankful. I have always enjoyed joining family members in preparing dinner, baking pies, playing games, and sharing the meal together around the table.
We have a Thanksgiving tradition in my household where we hold hands and bless the meal and then go around the dinner table sharing what we are thankful for, and positive stories we have experienced throughout the year.
Thanksgiving is a classic American celebration that is deeply rooted in our history. It is my favorite holiday — a time to reflect on everything for which we are thankful. I have always enjoyed joining family members in preparing dinner, baking pies, playing games, and sharing the meal together around the table.
We have a Thanksgiving tradition in my household where we hold hands and bless the meal and then go around the dinner table sharing what we are thankful for, and positive stories we have experienced throughout the year.
DES MOINES, Iowa – President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that his administration would release 50 million barrels of crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve.
DES MOINES, Iowa – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration would release 50 million barrels of crude oil from the strategic oil reserve.