With Congress at work on key priorities and the President spelling out his goals in the annual State of the Union address, I'm focused on a number of initiatives for Iowans and the nation.Last year marked many victories for Americans. The executive branch launched a regulatory reboot across the ...

Lunch is always an important meal. It stops the morning hungriness while filling us up until supper. One's lunch helps determine one's happiness for the rest of the day. When I bring my own lunch to work, it never is as good as a restaurant's lunch. My own lunch leaves me hungry so I long for ...

I can't name a single person who likes having their money wasted. It's even worse if the careless spending of your money is done by someone else particularly the federal government.Every year, Americans dutifully pay their federal taxes. The United States government collects trillions of ...

Lunch is always an important meal. It stops the morning hungriness while filling us up until supper. One's lunch helps determine one's happiness for the rest of the day. When I bring my own lunch to work, it never is as good as a restaurant's lunch. My own lunch leaves me hungry so I long for ...

I can't name a single person who likes having their money wasted. It's even worse if the careless spending of your money is done by someone else particularly the federal government.Every year, Americans dutifully pay their federal taxes. The United States government collects trillions of ...

The air is still. The weather is nice. January has passed. Only one more month until the air starts to feel warm again. It is wonderful time of year in February. Winter starts to appear in the rearview mirror, but I hear something off in the distance. It is the faintest of sounds. With each ...

The air is still. The weather is nice. January has passed. Only one more month until the air starts to feel warm again. It is wonderful time of year in February. Winter starts to appear in the rearview mirror, but I hear something off in the distance. It is the faintest of sounds. With each ...

As a child, I loved to pretend I was in a big moment during a sporting event. It was the last second shot to win the basketball game, the catch to win the football game, or the home run to win it all. Winning the big game was important as a child. This was the best part of the games. It was ...

Q: How did your legislative work measure up in the first session of the 115th Congress?A: An independent organization called GovTrack analyzes the legislative workload in Congress each year and releases a report card grading the previous 12 months. As an elected representative for Iowans, I ...

In 2017, the Senate evaluated and confirmed a record number of nominations to the circuit courts. One of the most significant accomplishments in President Donald Trump's first year will serve Americans for decades to come, yet it has received very little fanfare. In the months since taking the ...