Mr. President, on September 23, 2021, I inserted for the record an explanation of my intent to hold the Intel Authorization Act because I was concerned with changes made to the whistleblower protections. Specifically, it would have…

Mr. President, the Senate has unanimously passed a bill entitled Protecting America's First Responders Act. I authored this legislation to expand benefits to first responders who are injured in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officers'…

Consumers should have year-round access to a low-cost, low-carbon fuel, E15, year-round.

It does seem to be a double standard, I would agree with you on that, and we will keep continuing to push those issues.

I have encouraged people to be vaccinated. I have helped assist them. I have answered questions.

I think shaming, blaming, ridiculing people, whether it is on social media or in person, is not the way to get people to be vaccinated.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the generosity and Iowa nice spirit of a couple from my district. Recently, Brent and Amy Brightman, the owners of Brent's Firehouse Coffee in Camanche, presented the Camanche Police and Fire…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Missouri for yielding today. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this massive tax- and-spend plan that was only posted late last night. This entire process has been a sham. It has…

Mr. President, I would like to expand on my tribute to former Iowa Congressman Neal Smith. As I said yesterday, he was a true public servant, interested in doing right by his State rather than seeking self-aggrandizement. He was a real…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Iowa's Nashua-Plainfield student Caleb Sinnwell. Caleb won first place in this year's National History Day competition for his project on the Ghost Army, a World War II unit of 1,100 men tasked…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a young woman from my district for making University of Iowa and Big Ten sports history. Recently, University of Iowa field hockey star Anthe Nijziel was awarded both Big Ten Co-Player of the Year…

Mr. President, it was a pleasure to work on this legislation with Senator Klobuchar, so we joined forces--it happens to turn out that there are 10 of our Senate colleagues--in a bipartisan way to introduce this legislation that we call the…

Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Lankford for letting me take 3 minutes to honor an Iowan who recently passed away, a former Member of the House of Representatives. And I think there is only one other United States Senator who would…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of young women who have made history in a small town in my district. Last week, the Solon High School Girls Cross Country team defied the odds at the 3A Iowa State championship and brought…

Some of our farmers who have been able to guarantee fertilizer availability for next planting season have also reported prices being quoted to them that are six times higher than 2021.

I represent the 4th District in Iowa. This is probably one of the largest ag industries in our nation.

Mr. President, during my time in the Senate, I have always tried to honor the work of whistleblowers. Those who speak up about government wrongdoing ought to be rewarded and not sidelined and punished. But that is exactly what happened in…

I think this is an extraordinarily important topic and I appreciate Chairman Thompson bringing this forward today.