Op-Ed

With our total output ranking second in the nation, Iowa agriculture is truly a productivity powerhouse. We are blessed to grow and raise significantly more than we, ourselves, can consume. Therefore, we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to help provide for consumers all over the globe. And Iowans can be immensely proud of that.

Commitment. It’s a word that evokes hope, promises leadership, and delivers results. No other word in the English language constitutes a more ironclad bond between individuals than a commitment.

Between July of 2021 and June of 2022, more than 107,000 Americans tragically died from a drug overdose, cementing opioids as the leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 45 in the United States. In Iowa alone, 210 lives were lost to these drugs in 2020.

January 3^rd marked the beginning of the 118^th Congress and our new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Across our nation, more than 54 million Americans entrusted Republicans with their confidence and their vote. Now, they rightfully expect us to deliver conservative victories for our country and our communities.

President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress charged taxpayers $6 trillion for their liberal spending spree over the last two years.

Following two decades of uninterrupted borrowing, the national debt as a share of the economy is higher than at any time since World War II, a record that will be surpassed in just nine years. Debt is already 97 percent the size of the economy and will climb to a record 107 percent by 2031 and 185 percent by 2052.

In today’s world, electricity is essential. American families rely on electricity daily to heat and cool their homes, wash their clothes, cook their meals, charge their phones, turn on the lights and connect to the world. And while it might seem like magic, electricity is not generated out of thin air.

In Congress, my top priority is – and always will be – protecting Iowa taxpayers.