Keeping college affordable allows more Iowans to get the education and skills they need to find good jobs. It creates a positive cycle that helps our state attract the types of businesses and jobs to strengthen our middle class and grow our economy.U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ...

The Senate Finance Committee just released the first bipartisan report from Congress on the IRS' scandal on targeting certain groups over their political leanings.The results of the long-time investigation are alarming for taxpayers. On a bipartisan basis, the committee leaders found the ...

Every college student, regardless of financial situation, wants a shot at the best education. Meanwhile, colleges and universities looking to attract the best and the brightest want to ensure that financial aid goes to those who need it most. I introduced a bipartisan bill earlier this year ...

Broken bookkeeping has plagued the Pentagon for years. It's an important issue. Without sound auditing, over-priced hammers and toilet seats gouge the taxpayers. Multi-million-dollar buildings sit empty in Afghanistan and other places where the U.S. military has a presence. The Defense ...

She wasn't even my dog. Not even close. Even though she and I lived in the same house, she clearly answered to another master - my husband. Still, I loved her like you love a family dog that's been around for more years than you have fingers.She loved playing fetch. She was a retriever, so I ...

Disco, the music of the 1970s. It took the country by storm, and it established a place in pop culture lexicon for better or worse ever since. Performers like ABBA, The Bee Gees and KC and the Sunshine Band breathed this electronic sound. Disco was so powerful it infiltrated the silver screen ...

Broken bookkeeping has plagued the Pentagon for years. It's an important issue. Without sound auditing, over-priced hammers and toilet seats gouge the taxpayers. Multi-million-dollar buildings sit empty in Afghanistan and other places where the U.S. military has a presence. The Defense ...

Q: What's the status of the meat labeling law known as the COOL Act?A: More than a decade ago, I helped secure consumer friendly transparency measures and producer marketing tools in the 2002 farm bill. Under the Tariff Act of 1930, many agricultural imports were exempt from labeling ...

Q: What's the status of the meat labeling law known as the COOL Act?A: More than a decade ago, I helped secure consumer friendly transparency measures and producer marketing tools in the 2002 farm bill. Under the Tariff Act of 1930, many agricultural imports were exempt from labeling ...

She wasn't even my dog. Not even close. Even though she and I lived in the same house, she clearly answered to another master - my husband. Still, I loved her like you love a family dog that's been around for more years than you have fingers.She loved playing fetch. She was a retriever, so I ...