When lawmakers return to Washington, D.C. from their April recess, I don’t have a good feeling about what’ll come next. They’ll begin the process of budget reconciliation, and it doesn’t bode well for rural America. Just look at the budget resolutions they passed before leaving ...
As we approach the second anniversary of a tragedy that shocked the people of Davenport and brought national attention to the issue of building safety, government secrecy continues to cloud public understanding of just what happened and who to hold accountable. The tragedy occurred a few ...
One of my personal hopes in the indecent case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was kidnapped by ICE and sent illegally to an El Salvador prison, is the knowledge that some Marshalltown elected officials oppose this decision and support the 40 percent of Hispanic residents who live here. Garcia ...
In a couple of months, I am planning a business trip to Europe. I don’t scare easy, but despite the fact that I’m an American citizen and have committed no crime, I am worried about what might happen when I attempt to come home. Will Customs and Border Patrol agents pull me from the ...
After a slow week, the House is back in action during week 14. Coming into this session the legislature was very aware that Iowans are feeling the pain of higher costs driven by bad policy decisions of the Biden administration. One of the biggest things we can do to directly help Iowans ...
Many in the Democratic base are frustrated that their party isn’t pounding away at Donald Trump over his attacks on the rule of law, academic independence and decency. That’s not quite the case. Democrats and others opposed to the president’s toxic agenda are seeing some success in the ...