by Senator Joni Ernst | Aug 6, 2021 | Congress, Opinion, Policy
A humanitarian crisis. A national security crisis. A public health crisis. That’s the reality at our southern border. We’re nearly seven months into the Biden Administration, and they are refusing to step up and take action. It’s hard to ignore the facts. 210,000...
by Governor Kim Reynolds | Aug 2, 2021 | Governor, Opinion
Earlier this month, I deployed members of the Iowa State Patrol to the U.S. Southern border to support law enforcement and border security efforts on a 14-day mission called “Operation Lone Star.” While some thought it was necessary to portray this mission as...
by Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 23, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Every day, hundreds of military service members who have valiantly served our country retire from the Armed Forces and begin their search for civilian employment. July 25th is National Hire a Veteran Day, a day for employers to recognize our veterans as they enter the...
by Senator Joni Ernst | Jul 23, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Under the Biden Administration, there’s a lot of bad news coming out of Washington, D.C. The Administration’s failure to address, or even acknowledge, the crisis at our southern border; their neglect of skyrocketing inflation and rising costs of everything from...
by Randy Feenstra | Jul 22, 2021 | Congress, Opinion
Since I was sworn-in just six months ago, I have made it a priority to advance policies that will benefit our farmers, students, main street business owners, and veterans. A number of efforts that I helped lead have passed the House — including legislation that...
by Julian Garrett | Jul 20, 2021 | Legislature, Opinion
Inflation Increases You may recall that last month I warned of the danger of increasing inflation. The U. S. Bureau of Labor statistics has now released the figures for June. Inflation has increased to 5.4% over the 12 months ending in June. This compares with 5%...
