117th Congress
Recently, the Biden Administration has proven once again how out of touch they are with everyday Americans. Instead of addressing the skyrocketing costs of gasoline across the country, they have now passed the buck onto American families by telling them to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a brand-new electric vehicle.
Since President Biden took office in January, inflation has soared to its highest level in over 30 years, with gas prices rising over 69% from $2.42 a gallon on average to $3.49 with no signs of stopping or even slowing down.
Iowa elected leaders sent out statements on Sunday in remembrance of Republican Senator and 1996 presidential candidate Robert Dole, honoring his time in Congress.
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation released a statement Sunday morning that Dole died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 98 following 79 years of American service.
Recently, the Biden Administration has proven once again how out of touch they are with everyday Americans. Instead of addressing the skyrocketing costs of gasoline across the country, they have now passed the buck onto American families by telling them to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a brand-new electric vehicle.
Florida Rep. Maria Salazar and a group of Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require high schools nationwide to teach the history of communism.
The "Crucial Communism Teaching Act" would require high schools to teach students about the history of communism and has 60 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.
At a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday announcing the bill, Salazar, the daughter of Cuban immigrants, said that the nation has to "educate our students ... about the true meaning of communism."
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, December 2nd, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floorof the House of Representatives to recognize five members of the University of Iowa community for receiving the Hawkeye Distinguished Veteran Award.
MUSCATINE — On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks recognized a resident from Muscatine for his efforts in the Coast Guard.
Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa's Second Congressional District, used her allotted time on the floor of the U.S. House to speak about Joshua Gaeta and the rescue operations he assisted with last March.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Bettendorf’s Keagan Berding and 4 Paws for Ability.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, December 1st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Kalona’s Lewis Payne for receiving the Iowa Farm Bureau Heritage Award.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, December 1st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floorof the House of Representatives to recognize Iowa City’s Marc Moen.
A Biden administration proposal to restore an Obama-era regulation to redefine “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act would negatively impact rural America and the nation’s agriculture industry, according to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL).
“I’m disappointed by the Biden administration’s decision to go back to the archaic pre-2015 definition of ‘waters of the United States’ or WOTUS,” Rep. Davis said on Nov. 24. “This is yet again an example of President Biden turning his back on farmers and rural America.”