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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.