MILLER-MEEKS APPOINTED TO HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABOR, HOMELAND SECURITY, VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, will serve on the House Homeland Security, Veterans’ Affairs and Education and Labor committees, she announced today.
“These assignments directly highlight my strengths and experience as well as the priorities I expressed as I sought office: resolving this pandemic and preparing for future pandemics; ensuring the health of our citizens craving more normal human interactions and engagement at home, school, work, church and entertainment venues; safely returning people to work and students to the classroom; making sure that we have a workforce that is well trained and ready for the jobs of the future; and seeing that we have affordable, accessible healthcare,” said Miller-Meeks. “I’m ready to get to work on behalf of Iowans.”
Power Up: Biden s first week embraces executive action on twin crises of coronavirus, economy Jacqueline Alemany
HOW IT STARTED
> HOW IT S GOING: We started the week with a president who, still angry about his election loss and second impeachment, had largely disappeared from public view and all but given up on governing as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. economy. We re ending the week with a president who has raced to show the American public that he s fighting the twin crises with the full power of the presidency and the federal government.
The blitz of activity during President Biden s first days comes after months of planning to launch what he called “a wartime undertaking”: With more than 408,000 Americans dead, Biden authorized the use of the Defense Production Act to increase efforts to fight the pandemic and improve vaccine distribution.
The Daily Yonder Book Review: Grounded by Jon Tester Senator Tester s memoir could become a helpful roadmap for coastal Democrats fighting for rural votes. The question is: will they pick it up and read it?
Senator Jon Tester, of Montana (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana got little fanfare from the press when he published his memoir,
Grounded, in September 2020. Only the
I can see why national media wouldn’t rush to do puff pieces on a self-serving book, which all memoirs are, of course, if only in their aim of selling books. More so political memoirs, even when there’s no reason to believe Tester is planning a presidential run. Indeed, at age 64 and with four years left in his third Senate term, it’s not at all clear Tester will again run for anything.
Senator-elect announces committee assignments
December 19, 2020 07:00PM
State Senator-elect Paul Cicarella (R-34) has been appointed by Sen. Minority Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) to serve as the leading Republican on the legislatureâs Housing and Veterans Affairs Committees. He will also serve on the legislature s Appropriations and Public Safety and Security Committees.
âI am honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of being Ranking Senator on both the Housing and Veterans Affairs Committees,â said Cicarella, who won the seat vacated by former Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano in November due to retirement. âThe Housing Committee will play an impactful role as we seek to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our state s population. Access to housing is and will continue to be a key issue. Similarly, I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the Veterans Affairs Committee to improve the quality of life for our state
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