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In 2019, the United States became energy independent for the first time in 62 years. However, on his first day in office, President Biden destroyed American energy production by killing the Keystone XL pipeline, banning energy development on federal lands, and outsourcing our energy needs to our enemies. His failed energy policies have not only raised gas prices for our families but have also threatened our national and economic security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) spoke in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act and voted to favorably advance this legislation out of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Last December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that more than 302,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at our southern border, the highest number of crossings ever recorded in a single month in American history. This figure also comes on the heels of a CBP report confirming that more than 785,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at our border since last October alone. The numbers don’t lie.
As Iowa’s voice in Congress, I take my job very seriously and work every day to advance strong policies that benefit our families, farmers, main street businesses, and rural communities. Serving on both the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Agriculture Committee, I’m proud to report that we’ve achieved many significant legislative victories.
Our police and law enforcement officers make incredible sacrifices to protect our families and communities and undertake many responsibilities outside of the public eye. That includes caring for police K9s – which assist officers in seizing drugs, tracking missing people, and detaining criminals – during their service and after their retirement. These police K9s are vital partners in ensuring public safety and spearheading the fight against crime and the fentanyl epidemic.
HULL, IOWA – This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped lead a letter – spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) – to President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Biden administration to secure the border and resume railway service routes in Eagle Pass, Texas and El Paso, Texas.
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after more than 12,600 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southern border — the largest single-day number ever recorded in American history.
HULL, IOWA – Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) cosponsored legislation to protect and fund emergency medical services in rural communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led the entire congressional delegations from both Iowa and South Dakota in urging the U.S. Air National Guard and the U.S. Department of Defense to support and fund vital military construction projects at the 185th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) in Sioux City, Iowa.
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. This continues to be a stressful and challenging time for our state’s poultry producers.