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Friends,

For months, I have been working hard with my colleagues in the House on finalizing the CHIPS and Science Act, a historic bipartisan bill that will bolster American manufacturing, create good-paying jobs, strengthen our national security, and lower prices for Iowans.

I was finally able to send that legislation to the President's desk last week.

I also joined the Iowa Congressional delegation in House passage of legislation that will help the National Weather Service update its communications network called NWS chat, and voted to extend telehealth options for Iowans for at least another two years.

Keep reading to learn more about the legislation I've been working on.

Saving Iowans Money, Creating Good-Paying American Jobs

I gladly voted for the CHIPS & Science Act, which invests in making more critical semiconductor components in America and help end the shortage of chips that have driven up the price of everything from cars and farm equipment to consumer goods.

Semiconductors are computer chips that are critical to the production of cars, agriculture equipment, computers, and other electronic goods. There’s a shortage now due in part because the vast majority of semiconductor production takes place overseas – meaning we are extremely reliant on places like Taiwan even when we’re making American cars. 

For far too long companies have outsourced jobs to overseas, weakening our supply chain and reducing our competitiveness, all the while taking good paying jobs away from Americans.

These investments will support 100,000 new jobs in America to help end that trend and bring more good-paying jobs right here to Iowa.

Updating the National Weather Service's Alert System

When I learned that a computer glitch delayed warnings when a tornado hit Winterset and several counties in Central Iowa in March, I joined the Iowa delegation in leading legislation to update the National Weather Service's communications network  – NWS Chat – which disseminates critical, time-sensitive information to broadcasters, emergency managers, and the general public during severe weather events.

I was pleased to be able to vote with my colleagues in the House to pass this legislation to make sure the National Weather Service has the resources it needs to modernize its communications.

This legislation has the potential to save lives and will bring us one step closer to preventing communication issues and ensuring Iowans have the information they need to protect themselves. 

I appreciated working with Rep. Feenstra and the rest of the Iowa delegation to support this commonsense and important legislation.

Expanding Telehealth Coverage for Iowans

I joined my colleagues in the House in voting to pass bipartisan legislation to ensure expanded telehealth coverage will continue to be available to all Medicare beneficiaries regardless of where they live.

The Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022 continues Medicare’s expanded coverage of telehealth services through December 31, 2024 or the end of the public health emergency, whichever is later, similar to efforts I have previously led.

I’ve been talking about the benefits of telehealth since before the pandemic started, and I’ve seen firsthand just how quickly patients and providers have embraced telehealth as a new option to receive and deliver high-quality health care.

Telehealth options save Iowans time and money, support Iowans who may lack regular access to transportation, and allow health care providers to meet Iowans where they are.

Be well, 

Cindy