Op-Ed
Pregnancy resource centers are a vital lifeline for women in need. These organizations provide valuable services at little to no cost to expecting mothers and young families, including pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, parenting education, counseling, free diapers, and other necessities.
Every night, across our country, tens of thousands of veterans – our nation’s most cherished and honorable citizens – sleep on the streets. It’s wrong and unacceptable. The men and women who answered the call to serve our country in uniform deserve better, including a safe, warm place to call home.
The United States is in the midst of the largest foreign animal disease outbreak in our country’s history. Since the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus re-emerged in early 2022, over 66 million birds from more than 960 sites in 47 states have been impacted. More than 45 of those cases have been in Iowa, including several this fall.
When it comes to American energy production, President Biden has made his agenda crystal clear. He prefers foreign oil over American energy, mountains of red tape over fewer regulations, federal mandates over individual choice, and higher prices at the pump over affordability for our families. Even worse, his actions confirm these preferences.
President Biden’s track record on the economy is abysmal. Spending trillions of taxpayer dollars on liberal nonsense plunged our economy into chaos, fueled 40-year-high inflation, and decimated American household wealth.
Supply chain delays. Disorderly retirements of dispatchable electric generation. Complex regulations on power plant emissions. Regional warnings about a lack of generation capacity to cover electric demand. Permitting delays for needed electric transmission infrastructure.
Over the last two years, poor decision making in Washington has increased costs for our families, farmers, and small businesses. The average mortgage rate nationwide has nearly eclipsed 7% as the Federal Reserve continues its aggressive rate hikes, inflation remains at historic highs, and small business optimism has plummeted to a 10-year low.
Iowa’s pork industry is a vital economic engine for our families, farmers, main street businesses, and rural communities.
Every day, families in every community of every state in our nation receive the devastating news that a loved one has died from a drug overdose. I have heard these stories firsthand from heartbroken parents who have lost children far too young and from families that, to this day, endure the wrenching pain of the empty seat at the dinner table.