Abby Finkenauer: “This shutdown hurt Iowa's families and our farmers, which are quite frankly the lifeblood of our economy in rural…”

Now, we obviously know employee ownership is good for business, it is good for people, and it is good for communities like the one I represent in Northeast Iowa.

It is about having somebody who is going to step up for the health care, who is going to fight for lower prescription drug prices, who is actually going to have the backs of their family again.

The guy has been in D.C. for 47 years. And he has forgotten where he comes from and who he is supposed to fight for.

In Iowa, when I talk to employers about workforce development and ways to bring new investment into our region, access to affordable childcare almost always comes up and it is almost always at the top of the list.