In this week's roundup: Ending sales from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, my interview with Chip Flory, and the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. Dear Friend, In this week's roundup: Ending sales from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, my interview with Chip Flory, and the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. That and more -- remember to follow my Facebook page by clicking here to stay up-to-date throughout the week! ENDING STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SALES TO CHINA This week, I voted to end oil sales from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. From buying up American farmland to stonewalling investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, China cannot be trusted. We should never sell our oil or our farmland to the Chinese Communist Party. Feenstra Votes to Suspend Oil Sales from Strategic... Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. This legislation prohibits the sale and export of crude oil from the Strategic... Read more feenstra.house.gov SECURING THE BORDER President Biden and the Democrats are willfully ignoring our border crisis. As part of our Commitment to America, House Republicans have a plan to keep Title 42 in place, punish drug traffickers, and finish the border wall to keep our communities safe and save lives. US saw 718,000 migrant encounters in first 100 days of... U.S. border authorities have encountered more than 718,000 migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in the first 100 days of fiscal year 2023, Fox News Digital has learned. FY 2023 began on October 1, and U.S. Customs and Border... Read more www.foxnews.com FAMILY AND SMALL BUSINESS TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT I was proud to vote for and be an original cosponsor of the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which defunds President Biden's army of 87,000 new IRS agents. Just like we promised, House Republicans are delivering on our Commitment to America. Biden's IRS army is not coming for billionaires - it's... When the new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to cancel President Joe Biden 's desired army of 87,000 new IRS agents, the administration reacted with a full-blown tantrum. Vice President Kamala Harris released an angry statement that... Read more www.washingtonexaminer.com MY AGRITALK INTERVIEW WITH CHIP FLORY I had a great conversation with Chip Flory on AgriTalk Radio about my work to pass a strong Farm Bill, stop China from buying American farmland, and lower input costs for our producers. Born and raised in rural Iowa, I'll always be a strong voice for Iowa agriculture. AgriTalk-1-12-23-Rep Randy Feenstra We welcome U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (IA-04) to AgriTalk for a conversation on the 118th Congress, the election of Speaker McCarthy, the prospects of the new Farm Bill getting through in 2023, and legislation that he's sponsoring.... Read more omny.fm COMBATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN RURAL AMERICA Between July of 2021 and June of 2022, more than 107,000 Americans tragically died from a drug overdose, and from 1999 to 2015, overdose deaths increased by 325% in rural counties. That’s why Senator Chuck Grassley and I introduced our Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, which is now law, to tackle the opioid epidemic head-on at the local level. You can read more about this new law in our joint piece in the Sioux City Journal below. OTHER VOICES: Rural America deserves real solutions to... Between July of 2021 and June of 2022, more than 107,000 Americans tragically died from a drug overdose, cementing opioids as the leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 45 in the United States. In Iowa alone, 210 lives were lost to these... Read more siouxcityjournal.com IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: GOVERNOR REYNOLDS 2023 CONDITION OF THE STATE  Governor Reynolds gave her Condition of the State address this past Tuesday. Under her leadership, we kept Iowa students in the classroom, cut taxes for hardworking families and farmers, and balanced our state budget. I’m confident that she will continue to build on these conservative policies and more during her next four years leading our great state! You can read her full remarks as prepared below. Gov. Reynolds Delivers 2023 Condition of the State Tonight, Gov. Reynolds delivered her 2023 Condition of the State Address. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Condition of the State Address Governor Kim Reynolds January 10, 2023 Madam President, Mr. Speaker, Lt. Governor,... Read more governor.iowa.gov ONE MORE THING: CONGRATULATIONS TO MAX DUGGAN AND TCU Even though it was not the result we were hoping for, I want to congratulate Council Bluffs native Max Duggan on an outstanding season with the TCU Horned Frogs! Well done! CLOSING POLL FOR THE DAY Do you think that we should ban China from buying our oil and our farmland? Yes Select No Select Indifferent Select LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS: Do you support defunding Biden's 87,000 new IRS agents? Yes - 67% No - 31% Indifferent - 2% We are government together, and I am here to serve you. Your thoughts, concerns, and comments are very important to me. Always feel free to call (202) 225-4426 or visit my website at feenstra.house.gov. Sincerely, Rep. 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