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💸 $11 Million for Water Upgrades
water into homes — exposing families to long-term health risks. The problem : Many of these water systems, especially … risk remains high. Contaminated drinking water poses significant health risks, especially for children. The funding
🇺🇸 Delivering Answers for Veterans
honor to better connect veterans with mental health and transition care. But even the best programs
💊 Stop Outsourcing Our Medicine
Iowa jobs are supported by federal research funding 💰 Health care jobs generate nearly $485 million in economic activity
🏥 Care Close to Home
front lines — including at Ottumwa Regional Health Center, where the message was clear: funding must flow better, workforce … delivered for Iowa: 🏥 $209 million through the Rural Health Transformation Fund — with Iowa the first state
🚫 Stopping China’s Illegal Vapes
everyday goods, allowing them to slip past health inspections and evade safety oversight. And the marketing … American kids, it’s not just a public health concern, it’s a national security issue — and Washington
🏥 Protecting Iowa’s Health Care
with patients and providers at Ottumwa Regional Health Center to hear directly from those on the front lines … Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns program through the Rural Health Transformation Fund What’s next : We’re leading legislation
🎙️ Talking Iowa Common Sense
instead of helping families fill up the minivan 🏥 Health care dollars lost to fraud instead of reaching patients … homeownership 🔎 Cracking down on fraud and fixing broken health care systems 🌽 Fighting for year-round E15 to lower
📱 Make Telehealth Permanent
fought to secure $50 billion in rural health care investments, including telehealth resources through Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns … telehealth services 🩺 Expand telehealth access for Rural Health Clinics and Community Health Centers Bottom Line: Rural Iowa families
🇺🇸 Recognizing Iowa’s Airmen
families: ⬇️ 🧠 Leading legislation to expand access to mental health care as troops transition out of service 🏥 Advancing … bill to extend health care enrollment timelines when bureaucracy and red tape get in the way Bottom Line
🪖 Iowa’s Veterans Day
that matter most — access to VA care, mental health support, and a strong transition back to civilian life … Creating a pilot program focused on mental health counseling to combat the veterans’ suicide crisis. ✅ CHAMP VA Filing
💪 Delivering Healthier Hometowns
many Iowa families, health care has become a high-stakes balancing act — with rising costs forcing tough choices … they depend on. Zoom out : Iowa’s rural health care systems have been under strain for years — from
🩺 Fighting for Health Care
Health care touches every Iowa family — whether it’s a routine checkup, an unexpected emergency, or a monthly … Zoom out : Since 2014, premiums on the government health care exchanges have risen nearly twice as fast
🇺🇸 More Time for Vets
after the mission ends — and they deserve a health care system that has their back. The problem : Outdated … putting veterans’ families at risk. Currently, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
💪 Fighting for Seniors
every day to make retirement more affordable, lower health care costs, and protect the benefits seniors count
💪 Fighting for Healthy Hometowns
make the case for why its rural community health programs deserve investment. The solution : Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns … underserved areas, and builds a statewide electronic health records system. Why it matters : Strong rural health care means
🚨 Head Start at Risk
start in life through early learning, nutritious meals, health screenings, and the stability every child needs to thrive
🚓 First Responders Day
programs in rural areas to provide preventive care, health education, and follow-up services. Bottom Line: Iowa
🏥 Rural Care at Risk
fought to secure $50 billion for rural health care through our Working Families Tax Cuts initiative to keep … home. This week, I visited Greater Regional Health in Creston , where I heard directly from doctors, nurses
🌽 Bring USDA Research to Iowa
pork production, while USDA research on crops, livestock health, and biofuels keeps our state on the cutting edge … matters : USDA programs for crop science, livestock health, and environmental resilience are critical. But when these programs
📢 Cure Rally
failed by delayed diagnoses, missed screenings, or a health care system that left them behind. Today, I joined
🛠️ Investing in Recovery
Center in Jefferson where a team of dedicated health professionals are helping Iowans break free from alcohol … support programs ✅ Supporting housing, job training, and mental health services ✅ Expanding local access to care in underserved areas
🩺 Training More Nurses
bill we introduced this week at Clive Behavioral Health aimed at training and supporting the next generation
PTSD Awareness Day
funding in the House to support troop mental health, strengthen military families, and back every veteran on their … care and benefits for veterans ✅ Invests in mental health services and suicide prevention ✅ Launches the Bridging Rental Assistance
🩺 Fixing Medicare’s Therapy Gap
hospital stays. But when it comes to mental health or addiction recovery services, D.C. red tape is still … bipartisan bill—the Occupational Therapy (OT) Mental Health Parity Act —which would cut through the red tape