I thank Dr. Bucshon for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, before I acknowledge my support for the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, H.R. 497, I want to respond that as a physician, as a mother, as a working woman my entire life, and as a…

As both a physician and the former Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, I agree with what President Biden said in September of last year: The pandemic is over. More specifically, even though SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating, it…

When it comes to agriculture trade, the concern I hear most from Iowans is access to Mexico's corn market.

As the former Chair of the Finance Committee I was glad to lead the effort for the USMCA, which ended up getting 89 votes.

Trade is way too critical for many States, including Iowa, and having a strong commodity market, and exports add that value to farmers' bottom line and Iowa's economy.

Unfortunately, we have seen some hesitation with the Biden administration in this area, and that is evident by the fact that our U.S. trade rep does not believe in free trade negotiations.

I am glad you are on the job, now confirmed, because in your position you are going to be a lead advocate for U.S. farmers across the world.

Healthcare workers have a variety of knowledge and information available about the vaccine, and like any other individual, they should be able to make healthcare decisions for themselves with the guidance of their physicians. This vaccine…

I think, bipartisan agree that we want a cleaner, healthier planet for our children and our grandchildren.

I think we have a bright future if we focus on where we have agreement and that we all want a cleaner, healthier planet.

If we are serious about improving our grid security, modernizing our grid infrastructure, and diversifying our energy mix, we need permitting reform.

I thank Chairwoman Rodgers for yielding me time. I rise in support of H.R. 21, an important and timely bill, and I am proud that the new Republican majority made this one of our first priorities. In less than 2 years, President Biden has…

today, the resolution designating January as National Stalking Awareness month will be voted on and pass the Senate. I thank my colleague and friend Senator Amy Klobuchar for her work and dedication to this subject. Approximately 1 in 6…

Thank you, Vice Chair Capito. Wow. It is great to have another woman in leadership and leading these floor events now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

I do want to thank my friend and colleague Senator Capito of West Virginia for her leadership in bringing Senate Republicans to the floor to talk about what is a very important issue to all of our constituents--the safety and the security…

It was difficult to yield--I had to pause a little bit, as a TCU Horned Frog--to my colleague, but in the spirit of camaraderie, I did so. ____________________

We feel we're on the wrong track. Those who are not voting for Kevin McCarthy feel the country is on the wrong track. We're put in place to put the country on the right track.

I think the fact that we got 219 votes to adjourn, I know that seems like a farcical thing, but that's a small victory.