Last week, during the Great American Agriculture Celebration, we saw the largest gathering of farmers ever hosted at the White House, and I was honored to join President Donald Trump in highlighting historic wins for farmers. Back home in Iowa, a common sentiment I hear from farmers is that ...

With Holy Week underway and Easter Sunday approaching, this week at the Capitol has been a time to reflect on faith, service, and the human impact of the work before us. I had the opportunity to attend the Iowa Prayer Breakfast, where 1,400 Iowans gathered for the 65th year to study God’s ...

The House continues to deal with bills that have come over from the Senate, including House bills that the Senate has amended. One of my bills, House File 917, which deals with limiting the liability of motocross facilities, returned from the Senate with an amendment that expanded the bill to ...

Boston. It’s one of America’s great cities, the home of Harvard and MIT, and the birthplace of the American Revolution. The Gaffneys took in the sights of Beantown last summer. Along the Freedom Trail, we were humbled and grateful for the courage and boldness of our nation’s founding ...

Easter Sunday in 1975 was March 30, and at that time I was a middle school student, socially awkward and with few friends. I did have the great fortune of having a stable, loving home with siblings and two great parents, but in spite of that I felt unhappy and empty. The year prior had been ...

In a recent article appearing in the Times-Republican, AI was used to research Christianity’s view of life after death. With Easter upon us, let’s look to the Word of God itself, for guidance on what happens when we die. Genesis 2:7 tells us that God connected human beings with the rest ...