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Mr. President, I want to visit with my colleagues about something that hasn't happened in Iowa for over 100 years. Over the weekend, the Iowa State football team completed their regular season play. The Cyclones are having a noteworthy…
Madam Speaker, I was unable to vote on December 3, and 4, 2020, due to not being in town. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 230; ``no'' on rollcall No. 231; ``no'' on rollcall No. 232; ``no'' on…
Mr. President, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving has been known as Giving Tuesday. I suppose this Giving Tuesday is receiving more attention than usual because of the virus pandemic that we have been in for the last 12 months. Like many…
Madam Speaker, I was unable to vote on December 2, 2020 and December 3, 2020 due to not being in town. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall no. 228; ``no'' on rollcall no. 229; ``no'' on rollcall no. 230…
Madam President, I want to tell my colleagues about a disappointment I have in some U.S. Department of Agriculture recent revisions of a proposed rule. Here is the background: I have long fought to strengthen the safety net so that Iowa…
Mr. President, I have an amendment to offset the costs to the Social Security's disability insurance trust fund associated with S. 578. Eventhough my amendment did not gain the 60 vote threshold, I want my colleagues to know that you just…
Madam President, each 52 weeks of the year, I do four telephone news conferences with different groups of journalists. Most of the journalists are Iowans. Each week, without failure, a familiar voice opens one of my press calls with a very…
Mr. President, like many Iowans, for the first time in my life, I wasn't able to share a meal with my family this Thanksgiving. That doesn't keep me from being thankful for the essential workers of our country who have also missed many…
Madam President, I thank my colleague from North Carolina for joining us to talk about our veterans and about how important they are. North Carolina, of course, is home to many of our Active-Duty installations, which house many of our…
I mean, look, we all slip sometimes, but like it's really important here.
Operation Warp Speed has been a tremendous success for this administration. I do want to give a shout out to the Trump administration for making this possible.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 1 minute for morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Madam President, today I pay tribute to our former colleague and my friend, former U.S. Senator Roger Jepsen. Roger Jepsen passed away last Friday, at age 91, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Quad Cities, IA. An Iowa native and an…
Although promising vaccines for the coronavirus are on the horizon, it is more important than ever to stop the surge. Countries across the world are seeing cases explode. It is critical for Iowans to step up their personal responsibilities…
I would think especially on classified briefings. The answer is yes.
Mr. President, Iowa is home to a lot of people who have a heritage from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. November 17 is coming up pretty soon, and it marks the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. In…
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Since the end of World War I, Americans have taken this day to recognize the sacrifices made by our veterans, and they did that in service to our country. For the third consecutive year, my office recorded the…