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(Washington, D.C.) -- Members of Iowa's Congressional delegation have teamed up to introduce a bill aimed at providing more mental health services to rural veterans.
Last week, Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne introduced the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans' Mental Health Act along with Representatives Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Randy Feenstra. The bill is named in honor of Sgt. Brandon Ketchum of Davenport.
NORTH DAKOTA - Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) joined Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and 110 House colleagues in introducing a resolution to uphold the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). This resolution would express the sense of the House that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21, 2020, NWPR implemented by the Trump administration should not be withdrawn or vacated.
In his eastern Maryland congressional district, conservative GOP Rep. Andy Harris is vaccinating his constituents against COVID-19.
He's part of a cohort of physicians-turned-lawmakers on Capitol Hill volunteering to give shots to Americans in their communities, as part of the broader effort to bring the country closer to herd immunity.
Members of the Iowa Congressional delegation are co-sponsoring a bill to expand access to mental health care for veterans. It's named in honor of a veteran from Davenport, Brandon Ketchum, who committed suicide in 2016.
Iowa Second District Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks says Ketchum, who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, died after being denied admission for treatment at a V-A hospital.
DES MOINES, Iowa - (Iowa's News Now) — Iowa Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) wants the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which revised a 2015 Water of the United States Rule, to be upheld.
Tuesday she introduced a resolution she says would "express the sense of the House that clean water is a national priority and that the April 21st, 2020, NWPR should not be withdrawn or vacated."
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a Senate version of this resolution in January.
The efforts of a local six-year-old caught the attention of her representative in the U.S. Congress.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) took to the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Dempsey Wagner and her fundraising to help the Lee County Crimestoppers fund a rescue boat for the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Miller-Meeks made her statement on Wednesday on the house floor.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks visited Keokuk County Public Health during the COVID vaccination clinic on Thursday, April 8 during her vaccine tour of Iowa’s Second Congressional District.
“There are different nuances as each county tries to do something that fits them with their county and their population to get as many people vaccinated as possible, we know that’s the way to get out of this pandemic and stop wearing masks so we can see each others faces and see each others smiles,” Rep. Miller-Meeks said.
Brandon Ketchum's family is grateful to Iowa's members of Congress, who have not forgotten the tragic way he died almost five years ago.
All four of Iowa's U.S. House members are supporting the "Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans’ Mental Health Act," which was discussed in a hearing Thursday.
Congresswoman and physician Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) helped administer COVID-19 vaccines at Washington County Public Health Wednesday afternoon.
CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s 2nd District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is touring vaccine facilities in counties she represents to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Miller-Meeks is an opthalmologist and past director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. This comes as a new Des Monies Register/Mediacom poll shows there’s a political component when it comes to getting the vaccine.