117th Congress

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Wednesday joined all his colleagues in formally challenging President Biden’s vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act. This move to overturn the vaccine or test mandate for private employers is guaranteed a vote on the Senate floor, possibly as soon as early December.

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with members of Iowa’s congressional delegation. A post on Wilson’s Instagram showed meetings with Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa.

“Thankful to be able to spend time in Washington DC advocating for the university and speaking with Iowa’s US Senators and US Representatives,” Wilson wrote in the post.

With legal and political challenges mounting to a Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers, federal regulators put the rule on hold just weeks before businesses would have to start complying with requirements.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Wednesday joined more than 150 fellow House GOP members in filing a formal challenge seeking to nullify a vaccine-or-test rule issued by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.

WASHINGTON (KWWL) -- The Fairfield Spanish teacher killed earlier this month was honored on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday by Second District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. 

Rep. Miller-Meeks delivered the remarks as Fairfield is in her congressional district.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of a wonderful woman from my district who dedicated her life to the betterment of her community by educating the next generation.