Op-Ed
From the western banks of the Missouri River to the Mississippi River in the east, our beautiful state is dotted with family farms, manufacturing plants, and strong communities of all sizes. The main streets of our towns, small and large, are lined with shops, restaurants, and businesses that keep our communities vibrant.
As a limited-government fiscal conservative, I strongly believe that, by responsibly cutting taxes for families, farmers, and businesses on Main Street, we can grow our economy and incentivize hard work.
In Iowa, agriculture is more than an industry, it’s the backbone of our economy and a pillar of our identity.
Our corn and soybean growers, cattle producers, hog farmers and rural communities punch above their weight, and with the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts, Congress punched back for them.
This bill is pro-work, pro-farmer and pro-America.
On Independence Day, as Americans were celebrating our nation’s 249th birthday with fireworks, barbecues, and road trips, President Donald Trump liberated hardworking taxpayers from government bloat and high taxes by signing into law The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 delivered historic tax relief for families, farmers, workers, and businesses. Championed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, the TCJA slashed taxes for the working class, boosted our GDP, and encouraged business investment.
President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” is a historic investment in the American people. After an onslaught of failed economic policies from the Biden administration, taxpayers had enough. As I travel across Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, I heard from farmers, families, business owners, and community leaders about how tight budgets were becoming.
In Iowa, nearly one in five jobs are connected to agriculture, a far cry from many other states. That’s no surprise for those of us who have grown up on family farms and have called rural Iowa home for our entire lives.
From corn, soybeans and biofuels to dairy, cattle and hogs, Iowa farmers grow the food and fuel that nourishes and powers our country and the world.
On May 12th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its “Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line of Duty, 2024 Special Report,” which revealed that law enforcement agencies reported nearly 86,000 assaults on law enforcement officials in 2024, with 64 feloniously killed in the line of duty.
For four years, under the radical policies of the Joe Biden administration, our border was opened to the entire world and illegal immigration was not only exacerbated but encouraged.
For four years under the Biden administration, rural communities were left behind, if not completely forgotten. Farmers faced a nearly $50-billion agricultural trade deficit, record high inflation squeezed budgets, and net farm income fell by roughly $41 billion — the largest two-year decline in U.S. history.