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Iowans are paying the price for Washington's failures, and they deserve real relief that actually lowers costs.

We just need that pesky Senate to act.

This will lower costs for farmers through the harvest and beyond by opening access to tax-free fuel.

I appreciate Jon’s steady leadership style and his ability to foster strong relationships built on trust.

I will fight to make sure the people willing to tell the truth are protected, not silenced.

No public servant should have to choose between their conscience and their livelihood.

“Today’s special session advances the most consequential economic development ever to come to our state,” Governor Reynolds said.

My message to the affluent finance bros being cut off from Uncle Sam's unemployment trust fund is simple: If you are fortunate enough to make $1 million or more per year without having to work, then you should be counting your blessings —…

Because unemployment programs are funded primarily by taxing employers, this federal mandate is effectively a reverse Robin Hood tax that takes from struggling small businesses to give to the idle rich and self-sufficient.

From the fields in Iowa to the battlefields in Iraq, I have worked my entire life. Unlike most of my colleagues in the Senate, I am not a millionaire. I know what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck.

In 2024 alone, 10,100 million-dollar earners received nearly $97.4 million in unemployment compensation. That amounts to each being paid $9,650, roughly the cost of a new Rolex watch.

This opportunity will fundamentally change the economic trajectory of our state and the entire region for decades to come.

We don’t do this without you, so thanks for being bold and believing in this state and believing that in America we build things, and we are really going to build things right here in Iowa.

Today, we advance the most consequential economic development project ever to come to our state.

Watt’s fair is fair—and passing these costs on to Iowans isn’t.

I’m disappointed that Senate Democrats refused to protect hardworking families from Big Tech companies who can afford to pay their own way.

In Iowa, we believe in a simple rule: you plug in, you pay up.

Reasonable and limited updates to the state's economic development program were needed to advance the project