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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Aug 31, 2026

I do think that technology has the ability to change behavior, and when it comes to cancer prevention, whether it’s tobacco cessation, whether it’s obesity, whether it’s a sedentary lifestyle, all of those things are impacting our health.

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Aug 31, 2026

It’s one of the things that is going to really help transform the ability for people, no matter where they live, whether it is, you know, in a healthcare desert in an urban area or whether they’re in a rural area, to have access by a blood…

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
@mariannettemillermeeks· Republican · IA· Aug 28, 2026

It was for you, who make this country great, who keep this country moving forward, who allow us to keep globally economic (power),

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 27, 2026

Now, Congress must pass my anti-fraud package to protect taxpayers. Every single day we delay, fraudsters steal more than $1.4 billion.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 27, 2026

Bad actors have been scamming American taxpayers for far too long,” said Ernst. “From fake child care centers in Minnesota to incarcerated convicts collecting unemployment checks, fraud has become so pervasive that, if it were a government…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 27, 2026

I am proud to introduce this commonsense legislation to strengthen our national security, close this vulnerability, and help ensure our critical military equipment remains protected from hostile foreign adversaries.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 27, 2026

At a time of growing national security threats, it’s essential that the United States protects critical military infrastructure and maintains our military edge.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 27, 2026

No foreign adversary—especially one as hostile as Communist China—should have access to information about sensitive military shipments or activities at some of our nation’s highest-security facilities.

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Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

But let’s not lose sight that — my humble opinion — the Constitution says elections are run by the states.

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Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

I feel pretty good about how we do it here. So take a couple of pages from our playbook, and you’ll be maybe feel more comfortable.

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Paul Pate
@paulpate· IA· Aug 26, 2026

Iowans really lean into being able to vote in the mail,” Pate said. “We have a very high percentage of that. We’ve done it right in the state.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 26, 2026

While some families have a tradition of running 5Ks on holidays, fraud runs in these families—they’ll steal $5K or more and then make a run for it.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Aug 26, 2026

It’s clear that service is at the meat of their mission.

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