During a conference call with reporters Thursday morning, Hinson, a Republican from Marion, advocated for passing “a clean CR,” addressing the debt ceiling, providing disaster relief and extending the farm bill to “give our farmers most needed aid.”
Jackie Hebert, whose father was killed in in Vietnam in 1966, said her father's medals were buried with him, and her mother, who came from West Berlin and barely spoke English, didn’t know she could request duplicate medals.
Ernie Topness, a 91-year-old Korean War veteran, recently retired, making him the second-longest serving mail carrier in the country.
Ernst declined Thursday to commit to supporting Hegseth, who faces allegations of sexual impropriety, financial mismanagement, public drunkenness and other personal misconduct.
Eastern Iowa’s Republican congresswoman said on ‘Iowa Press’ that her hope is President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement focuses first on those with criminal convictions, and that DACA protections should be strengthened.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, Also, Iowa’s Ashley Hinson not seeking to replace New York’s Elise Stefanik in House GOP leadership
Hinson, of Marion, defeated Democratic challenger Sarah Corkery of Cedar Falls and no-party candidate Jody Puffett of Delhi to represent Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
Also in the Campaign Almanac: Hinson and Bohannan air new TV ads in congressional races
As Democrats seek to make the right to contraception an election issue amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights, Iowa Republicans U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst are focusing attention on their efforts to increase birth control options for women in rural Iowa.
In other campaign news, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday endorsed Iowa’s Ashley Hinson.
Hinson, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said her top priority is reducing inflation by slowing government growth and spending, reducing taxes and “regulatory burdens” on small businesses.
Democrat Sarah Corkery challenges incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s 2nd District.
Jody Puffett will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, alongside Republican incumbent Ashley Hinson and Democrat Sarah Corkery
Plus, Ashley Hinson and Sarah Corkery debate
Two of the three candidates on the ballot in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District sparred over abortion rights, immigration enforcement and more in a televised debate Monday night.
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