117th Congress
This past week, I was fortunate enough to join a bipartisan group of members on a trip to Israel.
This past week, I was fortunate enough to join a bipartisan group of members on a trip to Israel.
ALBIA — It was only recently that U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley realized Russia may actually invade Ukraine.
"Until very recently, I thought it would never happen," Grassley told media after a town hall meeting in Albia on Thursday. "I thought maybe what people in Europe and America was doing to discourage him from doing it — and telling him what would happen if he did do it — that it just wouldn't happen."
This past week, I was fortunate enough to join a bipartisan group of members on a trip to Israel.
MOLINE, Ill. — Russian troops attempted to infiltrate Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Friday, Feb. 25, and several casualties were reported as a result. Meanwhile, fears of a wider war in Europe prompted worldwide efforts to curb Russia’s military invasion.
OTTUMWA, I.A.—Today, February 25th, 2022, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) changed its guidance regarding the use of masks while indoors.
All eyes were on Ukraine this week, as Russia launched a military invasion into the country. Iowa’s D.C. delegation spoke about the crisis as they traveled through Iowa, visiting with constituents while Congress was not in session.
Iowa and Illinois elected officials strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and several called for sanctions and for democratic nations to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the invasion.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois
On a call with reporters, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in response to a question of whether sanctions announced by President Biden earlier on Thursday go far enough, that he'd "like to see more, and I don't think this is the end of our sanctions regime."