Siouxland chamber annual mtg issues: health care infrastructure 185th Air Refueling Wing edu biofuels natl security FAFSA etc

Met w Ames Chamber yesterday issues: infrastructure R&D tax credit natl security railroads social media impacting young ppl etc

Met w Iowa Cattlemen today talked about lab grown “meat” Livestock Indemnity Program and EPA regulations on meat and poultry processing facilities

Met w Iowa pharmacies Talked about my bipartisan efforts 2 hold powerful Rx middlemen called PBMs accountable We need more sunshine on PBM opaque practices Time 4 Senate 2 act on PBM bills 2 lower ur Rx cost

Met w Perry family from Clive. Talked abt spring planting, FISA, national security package, Beth my vacuum cleaner + the wrld famous IOWA STATE FAIR

Met w Growth Energy to discuss yr round E15 the GREET model & sustainable aviation fuel

Precursor chemicals are used to manufacture illicit drugs abroad Those drugs flood our country & harm Americans I introd a bipartisan bill increasing US collaboration w partner countries so we can destroy precursors & cut off the drug pipeline

Tornado season underscores the need for passage of our bipartisan TORNADO Act to better prepare communities b4 natural disaster strikes No time to waste to require NOAA update its methods for predicting/communicating weather alerts to keep ppl safe

Annual Siouxland Steak Reception

US Trade Rep Tai testified at Sen Finance Cmte 2day I told her the Biden admin must go2bat for US ethanol in Brazil I also asked why USTR is undermining LONGTIME bipartisan digital trade principles Her response confirmed US digital competitiveness isnt a priority for Biden admin

Met w Des Moines Univ medical students Gr8 2 c so many students joining our medical workforce Discussed rural health Medicare reimbursement Work place safety Cost of medical school Telehealth etc

In less than 180 mins Sen Democrats refused to consider articles of impeachment vs Scty Mayorkas who has allowed 9+ million illegal immigrants into the country during his watch at DHS
 
Do u see how seriously Dems take their constitutional responsibilities AND the border crisis??

Skipping an impeachment trial sets yet another bad precedent by Senate Democrats that will weaken the Senate as an institution

Majority Ldr Schumer needs to quit playing politics +do his job

Since Hamas’ 10/7 attack on Israel Jewish students on US college campuses hv increasingly been targets of harassment This is INEXCUSABLE Joined 29 bipartisan senators 2intro a bill 2 ensure the Dept of Ed uses the strongest definition of antisemitism when investigating such hate

The Senate must uphold its constitutional responsibility & conduct a thorough review of the Mayorkas impeachment articles

Joined Charlie Stone LIVE on KSCJ radio this morning during Siouxland’s trip to Washington Issues: Impeachment My schedule Israel/Iran Ukraine etc

Met w Land O’Lakes to discuss the Farm Bill, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act & Carbon Credits

Mtg w North Polk HS/ answered questions on Mayorkas impeachment bipartisanship 2024 election etc #99countymeetings

Stay alert for severe weather 2day Iowa Be safe

Iowa encourages hard work & following ur dreams just look at West Des Moines' own Caitlin Clark going # 1 in the WNBA draft & her teammate Kate Martin being drafted as well CONGRATS