Both of Iowa's U.S. Senators and all four members of the Iowa delegation in the U.S. House are safe and five of the six have issued public statements denouncing the violence that has erupted in the Capitol. Senator Chuck Grassley is third in line to the presidency and his staff has confirmed … [Read more...]
Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Axne will vote to accept Biden’s Electoral College victory
Three of the six members of Iowa's congressional delegation have made clear they'll vote today to accept Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, signed onto a letter yesterday, saying Congress must respect the outcome of the votes cast in the … [Read more...]
Axne to host meeting of new Iowa congressional delegation
Congresswoman Cindy Axne will host the first joint meeting of Iowa's U.S. House delegation and their D.C. staffs this afternoon. Axne, who just started her second term in Congress, is the dean of the delegation. She spoke briefly Sunday to the other three Iowans who are all starting their first … [Read more...]
Ernst in Senate, 4 Iowans in House take oaths of office
Five of the six Iowans serving today in the U.S. Congress were sworn into office yesterday. Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, has started her second term in the U.S. House. Axne stood on the Capitol steps and recorded a statement that was posted on … [Read more...]
Miller-Meeks to be provisionally seated in U.S. House
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa will take the oath of office this Sunday, to represent Iowa's second congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the Committee on House Administration will review the second district race, but … [Read more...]
Hart asks U.S. House to investigate Iowa’s second district race
Democrat Rita Hart has filed a petition today, asking the U.S. House to investigate the state's certification of Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks as the winner of Iowa's second congressional district race by a six-vote margin. Hart is specifically citing 22 ballots that were not counted, … [Read more...]
Iowa GOP chair blasts Hart call for second district recount
The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party is blasting Democrat Rita Hart for seeking a second recount in Iowa's second congressional district race. Eleven days ago, state officials certified Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa as the winner, by a six-vote margin. Hart plans to ask the … [Read more...]
Miller-Meeks says local public health agencies need federal help
Republican Congresswoman-elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks says a pandemic relief package should have passed congress in October, but if one comes up for a vote in January, she'll push to extend more federal assistance to small businesses. "They're worried that their doors are closing," Miller-Meeks … [Read more...]
Hart says ‘thousands of ballots’ weren’t looked at during recount
For the first time, Democrat Rita Hart spoke publicly this weekend about the second recount she's seeking in her race against Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's second congressional district. Last week, state officials certified that Miller-Meeks won by six votes. Hart is asking the … [Read more...]
Miller-Meeks and Hinson tout value of Covid vaccinations
Iowa's two congresswomen-elect both say they will get the Covid vaccine as soon as they are eligible to do so. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa is an eye doctor and the former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health. "I don't think it should be mandatory, but I would … [Read more...]