Madam President, earlier this month, Senator Ernst and I sent a letter to Secretary Mayorkas asking the Secretary to address the devastating cyber attacks conducted on our national agricultural sector. Agriculture is designated as one of…

Last week, Attorney General Garland said something very extraordinary. He said he would not withdraw his memo in which he instructed the FBI to get involved with local school boards. Why would the FBI be interested in parents' meetings…

Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to thank my senior Senator from our great State of Iowa for his wonderful contributions to our agriculture sector. This is an extremely important topic that we are bringing to the floor today, the…

Mr. President, yesterday, in a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ranking Member Risch, called out the State Department for its apparent lack of action in helping those Americans and Afghan allies who are still stuck in…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of people from my hometown of Ottumwa for taking part in a great event for an even greater cause. On October 23, 37 teams, comprised of 170 participants, took part in the 2021 Walk to End…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Louden Lofgren, the son of my friend and my former colleague, Iowa State Senator Mark Lofgren. Louden sadly passed away at 2 years of age after complications from surgery, where he needed…

Mr. President, I hear from Iowans all the time about the high cost of hearing aids. The $5,000 or $6,000 or even $10,000 costs are often shocking for seniors who are on fixed incomes. Thirty-eight million Americans, and, obviously, most of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a veteran to recognize an amazing achievement of a fellow servicewoman in Iowa. Last month, Private First Class Taylor Patterson, a student at Iowa State University, became the first female enlisted infantry…

I support vaccines and have personally administered them in all 24 counties in my district.

I was given a chance to speak five minutes at this event and I took advantage of that to see about what the Biden administration is doing on inflation. Nothing. What they're doing at the border, nothing. How they left Americans in Afghan…

Since your confirmation, in less than a year, the Department has moved as far left as it can go. You've politicized the department in ways that shouldn't be, case in point, your infamous school board memo.

Sen. Grassley Accuses A.G. Garland of Politicizing the Department of Justice

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, small business owner, and a dear friend to many in my hometown of Ottumwa. On October 20, Doris Wilz passed away at the age of 93. Born and raised…

The NFIP has been largely criticized because of communities of color and lower-income areas are disproportionately less likely to be covered.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and the passing of a hero with deep roots in the tight-knit community of Waukon, Iowa, Iowa State Patrol Trooper Ted Benda. On October 14, Trooper Benda was on duty, answering the calls of…

FEMA needs to do a way better job of encountering, you know, future conditions into these flood maps.

Madam President, it has been a while since congressional Democrats have used the words ``defund the police.'' That was a very popular phrase in 2021, but after the last election, Democrats learned how truly toxic those words were with…

Madam Speaker, I thank Dr. Foxx for yielding me time to speak on this important issue. As a mother and a physician, I understand the tremendous value that nursing an infant brings both to the mother and the child. As the director of the…