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In this week's roundup: Announcing my Military Academy Selection Board and recounting my visit to Iowa State in August. That and more – remember to follow my Facebook page by clicking here and my Twitter page by clicking here to stay up-to-date throughout the week!

ANNOUNCING MY MILITARY ACADEMY SELECTION BOARD

Last week, I announced the eight members who will serve on our Military Academy Selection Board this year and be tasked with reviewing and recommending candidates for our nation’s military academies. I appreciate their willingness to participate in this important process.

Our national security depends on a strong military. I look forward to nominating stellar candidates to our nation’s military academies who will protect our freedoms and defend our country against our enemies.

The board members are as follows:

• Liz Doll of Council Bluffs, Iowa
• John Wills of Spirit Lake, Iowa 
• Lexie Ruter of Estherville, Iowa
• Theresa Hildreth of Rockwell City, Iowa
• Jarret Heil of Haverhill, Iowa
• Chad Reece of Britt, Iowa
• Kattie Lewis of Hastings, Iowa
• Terry Seehusen of Humboldt, Iowa

MY TRIP TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IN AUGUST

During my most recent stop at Iowa State, I was joined by Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee G.T. Thompson and we toured the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) and checked out the Genome to Phenome Initiative.

Read more about our visit below!

WE MUST PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FROM CRIMINALS

According to data recently released by ICE, there are over 660,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records – including nearly 16,000 with sexual assault convictions – on the loose in our communities. These numbers are infuriating and are the result of the Biden-Harris administration’s dangerous, open-border policies.

I’m glad to work with Senator Ernst and Senator Grassley to introduce legislation to deport illegal immigrants who have been convicted of sex crimes. It is just common sense to remove criminals from our communities so that we can keep our kids and families safe.

FOURTH DISTRICT FOCUS: SITTING DOWN WITH THE HANCOCK COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN GARNER

My 36 County Tour brought me back to Hancock County on October 24th.

Previously, I’ve traveled to Hancock County to hold a Farm Bill town hall in Britt to speak with the public and get input from producers on their priorities for a new, improved Farm Bill. On another prior stop, I stopped in Garner to tour Iowa Mold Tooling with employees and local officials and hear about how they are working with local high schools to grow our workforce.

For this recent trip, I met with the Hancock County Economic Development Corporation in Garner where I held a roundtable to discuss several important issues such as EPA overreach, affordable daycare solutions, and the Farm Bill.

ONE LAST THING: SIOUX HONEY TEAMS UP WITH FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND

Sioux Honey recently donated 6,000 bottles of honey to the Food Bank of Siouxland to support our communities during the holidays.

This is just another example of our Iowa values on full display!

MY WEEKLY COLUMN: HONORING AND THANKING OUR VETERANS

Every year, we pause on November 11^th to honor America’s heroes – our veterans. Our nation is stronger, more secure, and more prosperous because of the sacrifice of millions of men and women who selflessly answered the call to serve. Our veterans are extraordinary Americans who deserve our appreciation and gratitude not only on Veterans Day, but all 365 days of the year. We cannot truly thank these heroes enough for all that they have done to protect our freedoms, defend our values, and ensure that our nation remains free.

Read more in my weekly column below.

LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS: Have you seen price increases for your everyday necessities over the last year?



Yes - 83%

No - 13%

Unsure/Indifferent - 4%

If you have more thoughts on this week's question, feel free to leave your comments on my official website HERE.