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Iowa members of Congress said they’d support U.S. military aid to Ukraine, though several cautioned against escalating the conflict globally.

On a call with reporters, Iowa’s Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said the U.S. should do “all we can to help (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy and his people short of getting the United States into a third world war.”

Zelenskyy spoke to Congress on Wednesday, asking the U.S. for air support to protect the skies in Ukraine as Russia has continued to bomb cities and civilian targets.

When ‘out of staters’ think of Iowa, a few images might come to mind. The Field of Dreams, Hawkeyes, small towns, Casey’s breakfast pizza, and the Iowa caucuses.

But there might be one image that always stands out when folks think of Iowa: acres upon acres of corn, soybeans, and livestock.

March is National Agriculture Month, a great time to think about and thank the men and women who work hard every day to put food on their tables and ours.

Staff of Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks will hold mobile office hours across the Second District. In Marion County staff will be available from 1 pm-2 pm Friday, March 18 on the fourth floor of the Marion County Courthouse.  Staff will be available to help residents facilitate casework with the Federal Government, and can assist with medicare/Medicaid, social security, veteran’s benefits, passports, imigrartion issues, and other federal programs.