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On Saturday August 10th, the Iowa State Fair set an all-time single-day attendance record — more than 128,000 people walked through the gates to spend quality time with family, friends, and neighbors and participate in this time-honored Iowa tradition. In total, over 1.1 million people made the trip to Des Moines to eat an assortment of fried foods, play games, win prizes, and check out the hundreds of booths littered throughout the fairgrounds. Just like the attendance record, this year’s State Fair included another unique feature. For the first time in recent memory, the U.S.
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major blow to the federal bureaucracy.
One of the best parts of my job representing Iowa in Congress is meeting with familiar faces on Capitol Hill. It’s a reminder of why I am grateful to serve our families, farmers, businesses, and rural communities – a responsibility that I take very seriously. The other week, I had the chance to do just that when the Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce made the trip out to Washington, D.C.
The American economy is powered by small businesses. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), there are over 33 million small businesses nationwide that employ more than 61 million Americans – accounting for nearly 46% of all U.S. employees and more than 43% of our nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). American businesses stand at the cutting edge of new breakthroughs, innovative technologies, and enhanced efficiency that make our country one of the most competitive in the world.
On the evening of Wednesday January 15th, I hosted my first of several telephone town halls for 2025. Nearly 6,000 Iowans joined us to ask questions about topics important to them and to learn more about my work in Congress for our families, farmers, businesses, and rural communities. Being transparent and accessible to my constituents is very important to me, and I will continue to advocate for commonsense policies that support our families and advance our shared Iowa values.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S House of Representatives passed, the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, which would deem illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes or domestic violence offenses inadmissible to the United States and, therefore, deportable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In December, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) sent a letter to the President of the National Association of Independent Schools, Debra Wilson, demanding answers about the inclusion of antisemitic speakers at its conferences in Denver, Colorado and how such hateful rhetoric was allowed to be spewed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave her 2025 Condition of the State address:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which would prevent biological males from competing in women’s sports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on reauthorizing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) emphasized the importance of passing his Death Tax Repeal Act, which would permanently repeal the federal death tax.