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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wasted time. We do it all the time. Fritter away a moment, an hour, an entire day.Time is a valuable and limited commodity. Each of us has a limited amount to spend as we choose. And once time is gone, it's gone. There's no going back to five minutes ago to redo or re-experience. Not even for a ...
To the Editor:What a bunch of losers Republicans are. They have majorities in both houses and have control of the executive branch, and, still, they cannot govern. Amazingly for once, there was a reasonable bipartisan proposal on DACA, worked out over months in collaborative efforts headed up ...
I take back everything I said about winter. The snow is not the worst part about it. Nothing beats feeling terrible, and then waking up the next day and feeling the same. Having a cold during the winter is awful. Being stuck inside all day long without any option to be in warmer weather is not ...
Football is a big deal at my house. I live with a bunch of guys who love the game. My daughter married a guy who loves the game. It only makes sense I'd be pulled into the gridiron mix.As such, I've contemplated certain intricacies about the game. Not the rules or playing strategies or scoring ...
Last month, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This historic legislation reforms our broken tax code, makes filing simpler and gives a break to middle-class families and low-income earners in Iowa and across the country.The last time Congress made ...
Last month, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This historic legislation reforms our broken tax code, makes filing simpler and gives a break to middle-class families and low-income earners in Iowa and across the country.The last time Congress made ...
Football is a big deal at my house. I live with a bunch of guys who love the game. My daughter married a guy who loves the game. It only makes sense I'd be pulled into the gridiron mix.As such, I've contemplated certain intricacies about the game. Not the rules or playing strategies or scoring ...