Eight years ago, I worked with President Trump to enact the most significant simplification of our tax code in decades, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), also known as the Trump tax cuts. These tax cuts provided relief to every American, simplifying and reducing personal income taxes, and ...

This week I had the honor of floor managing and passing my first bill - HF 1002. I’m pleased to say that it passed unanimously, 92-0! Many communities in Iowa rely on volunteer first responders in the case of emergencies. But while the number of volunteers is decreasing, fire emergency ...

With the Iowa Legislature scheduled to adjourn on May 2, there is still a lot of work to get done for Iowans. The biggest unresolved issue is passing the state budget. The Governor released her budget back in January, but we’ve not seen any progress from GOP legislative leaders so ...

If you remember nothing else from this article, remember this: If someone offers to buy your timber trees, consult a forester! Even if you contact a logger to assess the selling or removal of trees from your property, speak with a forester first. There are many misconceptions about the value ...

On Wednesday April 23, as part of my 36 County Tour, I visited the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) in Marshalltown with Commandant of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Todd Jacobus. I had a phenomenal tour of their facilities, met with incredible staff, and spoke with countless veterans, ...

The animating beliefs of this administration range from dangerously wrong to head-spinningly crazy. Tariffs are in the first tranche, along with the myth that NATO has been ripping off the United States for decades, that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans and that “He ...