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As a 24-year U.S. Army veteran and a Congresswoman representing a state with thousands of Gold Star Families, active-duty military, and retired servicemen and women, one of my top priorities in Congress is looking out for their best interests.
Tragically, many veterans who have served our country suffer from emotional trauma such as depression, anxiety, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and many of them either go untreated or are prescribed medications that lead to larger problems down the road.
Statewide News — Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa says it’s unclear what interim regulations will be enforced as the Biden Administration drafts new Clean Water Act rules.
Miller-Meeks, a Republican, favors keeping Trump Administration rules which eliminated federal oversight on about half of the streams and wetlands subject to Obama era regulations.
Last week Miller-Meeks toured a farm and other facilities where she says Clean Water Act regulations have been burdensome.
As a 24-year U.S. Army veteran and a Congresswoman representing a state with thousands of Gold Star Families, active-duty military, and retired servicemen and women, one of my top priorities in Congress is looking out for their best interests.
Tragically, many veterans who have served our country suffer from emotional trauma such as depression, anxiety, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and many of them either go untreated or are prescribed medications that lead to larger problems down the road.
The woman who represents Jasper County in Congress, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, says the Biden Administration must act quickly to evacuate Afghans who’ve helped the U-S military over the past two decades.
Miller-Meeks says leaving allies behind will impact America’s ability to collect intelligence and conduct counter-terrorism activities in the future.
Statewide Iowa — Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa says the Biden Administration must act quickly to evacuate Afghans who’ve helped the U-S military over the past two decades.
Miller-Meeks says leaving allies behind will impact America’s ability to collect intelligence and conduct counter-terrorism activities in the future.
PELLA — On a sunny Wednesday morning, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) made a visit to Pella for a National Home Builders Association Field Tour.
She traveled with Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), as well as American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall.
The visit was a part of a tour where the Representatives speak out against the Biden Administration’s recent decision to rescind the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said state and federal officials are working to resettle Afghan refugees fleeing the rapid collapse and takeover of the country's government and armed forces by the Taliban.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds “made very clear today that in the spirit of (former Iowa Gov.) Bob Ray taking Vietnamese refugees that Iowa would be very open to Afghan refugees," Grassley said Tuesday during a stop in Davenport.
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, fellow House Republicans from Ohio and Washington state, and the American Farm Bureau’s president are making stops in Iowa, touting the Trump Administration’s approach to federal oversight of rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa says the Biden Administration must act quickly to evacuate Afghans who’ve helped the U.S. military over the past two decades.
“We have to make a concerted effort,” Miller-Meeks said. “Even though there was, in my view, no planning or a horrible execution of a plan if there was a plan, we need to be able to get those individuals out of Afghanistan and to safety.”
The derecho storm that mowed over a large swath of Iowa’s corn and chopped down thousands of trees a year ago has elected officials wondering when the state will fully recover from the devastation.
Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls couldn’t make a prediction on Tuesday last week, the one-year anniversary of one of the nation’s most severe inland storms.
“It was a really stressful time. I mean, you’re in the middle of a global pandemic, and then on top of that you have this major natural disaster,” said Wahls, D-Coralville.