Met w the Olson family from Humboldt this morning after seeing them at 1 of my #99countymeetings last wk
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Albia HS students asked me about my favorite history to see in Washington & what it’s like to work for Iowans as their senator
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Met St Francis of Assisi 7th & 8th graders from West Des Moines on the senate steps 2day
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Q&A w students from Gladbrook Reinbeck HS about my work in the Senate for the ppl of Iowa
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Scott & Katie Testroete from Sioux Center. Scott was an intern in my office in 1991
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My staff & I are in communication w local officials about the apt building collapse in Davenport thx to Rescue/emergency crews Hoping for the best outcome possible after a scary evening for many Iowans
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2day we honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and liberties #memorialday
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Last week I said cld not row bc of beans planted w last years corn stover One week later a faint recognition of seeing rows of tiny bean plant #soybeanwatch
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Sad to see that former U Chicago Pres Robert Zimmer passed away this wk He will be missed incl for his commitment to free speech Zimmer set an example that college shld be a place to challenge students & promote discussion I hope his successors continue his mission
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Happy birthday Henry Kissinger. 100 years Public servant diplomat & scholar
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Thx law enforcement for keeping the peace Pictured here w Hancock Co sheriff Rob Gerdes #99countymeetings
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Yesterday in Ft Dodge I saw telehealth tech in the ICU firsthand I strongly support telehealth It improves access 2 care especially in rural America As Finance Comm chairman I made mental telehealth permanent Congress should make all telehealth permanent 4 Medicare
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Calhoun County town mtg in Pomeroy 61ppl issues: social security farm bill FBI withholding document from Comer/me/American ppl +China buying farmland chaos at southern border Rx drugs/PBMs campaign finance prop12 debt ceiling etc #99countymeetings
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Q&A at UnityPoint Trinity Regional Medical in Ft Dodge 50ppl issues: skilled nursing access to rural health care Thx for Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement bill cancer drug shortage 340b J-1 visas medical school loans etc #99countymeetings
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Q&a at northwest communications in Havelock 25ppl issues: rural broadband federal taxation of grants prop 12 farm bill housing etc #99countymeetings
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ALL 9 JUSTICES AGREE: EPAs massive overreach w Waters of the US reg exceeds its authority After all these yrs it’s a huge victory for farmers builders &common sense The farmers of Iowa can b thankful for Supreme Court making sure normal farming operations aren’t regulated by EPA
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Tour/Q&a HTC group limited in Humboldt 49ppl issues: IRS whistleblowers nursing home/hospital funding secure the border debt ceiling balance the budget high interest rates bipartisanship etc #99countymeetings
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I had twist in a cup w strawberries chocolate sauce & Oreo They had full spread of toppings to pick from
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Snacked on Frostline soft serve made in New Sharon, IA 2day at Kent Corp in Muscatine #99countymeetings
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Tour/Q&a at Plastics Unlimited in Preston 46ppl issues: farm bill carbon sequestration rural broadband infrastructure debt ceiling negotiations etc #99countymeetings
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This morning my staff greeted the 3rd Honor Flight from Iowa this week. This flight was from Eastern Iowa & had about 80 veterans. They also got to visit with students from Cherokee who are in Washington on their 8th grade class trip
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Tour/Q&a at Nestle Purina in Clinton 22ppl issues: farm bill infrastructure family pets workforce growth etc #99countymeetings
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Q&A w Bettendorf Rotary Club 91ppl issues: Alzheimer’s drugs Federal $pending China buying farmland inflation estate tax natl security etc #99countymeetings
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Taxpayers invested a lot of time & $$ waiting for special counsel Durham to issue his report Now that it’s out Americans deserve full transparency Sen Johnson & I want to know if Comey Strozk McCabe & others were subpoenaed If not why not?? Need more answers fr Durham
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Q&a w Muscatine chamber 49ppl issues: thx for supporting farmers & grants prop 12 SCOTUS debt ceiling the Fed bipartisanship immigration reform digital dollar public safety etc #99countymeetings
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Gave morning keynote to kickoff the Iowa Police Chiefs Association conf in Coralville approx 150 Iowa law enforcement in attendance I talked about my efforts to back the blue & bipartisan legis like Invest to Protect to give more resources to rural police depts #99countymeetings
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My staff greeted another honor flight 2day, this time from Dubuque, ahead of Memorial Day
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23ppl Snap On in Algona employs 451ppl Tour/Q&a issues: my work on the factory floor & membership to the Intl Assoc of Machinists bipartisanship covid lessons immigration lowering Rx drug costs Durham report prop 12 etc #99countymeetings
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Q&A forest city HS Iowa history May term students 22ppl issues: Jan 6/2022 election title 42 school shootings China electric vehicles artificial intelligence inflation SCOTUS gas/diesel price$ foreign ownership of farmland high input costs Natl minimum wage etc #99countymeetings
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Barb from the Hancock County Auditors office has been serving the ppl of this county for 60 yrs #99countymeetings
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Hancock County Town Mtg in Garner 43ppl issues: defense contractors secure the border election security carbon pipelines Ukraine funding debt ceiling negotiations Durham report gun violence human trafficking Thx for supporting USDA red light program etc #99countymeetings
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Q&A at Iowa Speciality Hospitals & Clinics in Clarion 48ppl issues: thx for supporting rural health care secure the border provider relief Biden’s energy policies CRP/farm bill Hunter Biden investigation don’t ban gas stoves maternal health care etc #99countymeetings
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IRS commissioner Werfel: what r u doing to protect IRS whistleblowers?? They r being treated like skunks at a picnic under ur watch UNACCEPTABLE u must protect them from retaliation it’s the law
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Members of my staff greeted the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight at the WWII Memorial this morning
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2wks after planting #soybeanwatch I told u abt “rowing” corn I won’t see these rows of beans for 2-3 wks bc our beans are planted in last yr corn stover. It’s called “no till” farming. U don’t do tillage on field b4 drilling seed No till saves energy/labor/wear&tear on machine
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Read Saturday WSJ Jack Danforth’s oped on Justice Thomas before u reach judgement on justice Thomas
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