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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Feb 28

    The numbers are in - my office saved $275,725.80 from our annual budget. Many career bureaucrats in Washington think that $275,000 is not a lot of money, but that thinking is exactly the reason we are $20 trillion in debt.

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  2. Dec 20

    Are you in support of illegal immigration? And do you think a pic of illegal immigrants scaling our border fence is racist? Is see it as breaking our law.

    You lost despite running desperate, racist fear-mongering ads about in your overwhelmingly white district.
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  3. Dec 20

    Happy to see the President sign the into law. So important to Iowa Ag sector. Disappointed it didn't contain enhanced work requirements for able-bodied food stamp recipients.

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  4. Dec 20

    Any CR funding - to avoid an 8% government slowdown - Congress may take up must have the $5 billion dollars in border wall funding to receive my consideration.

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  5. Dec 20

    One of the keenest minds in the House

    I think the House of Representatives is about to set a world record for number of bills receiving a RECORDED vote in one day. Not sure why everyone is giving me credit for this and not , but . 😉
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  6. Dec 17

    Congrats to John Ruff from Monona on winning his category in the National Corn Yield Contest - now in its 54th year!

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  7. Dec 14

    Congrats to my friend Mick Mulvaney on his Acting Chief of Staff role. Combines toughness with political expertise. And many thanks to Mick for visiting Cedar Rapids with me - the floodwall is important to future of Cedar Rapids.

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  8. Dec 13

    Since the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, 90% of Americans have higher take-home pay. Small business confidence is hitting record highs, manufacturing confidence is at an all-time high, job openings are at a record high, and Americans in all 50 states are paying lower utility bills.

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  9. Dec 12

    Great news for from the White House today. announces a new council to promote and encourage further economic development through tax breaks to designated opportunity zones.

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  10. Dec 11

    Sec. Pate is closely following the law. Most Iowans I know believe in the rule of law.

    Lots of misinformation being pushed out in the media & by political partisans like regarding the HD 55 election. I would expect Congresswoman-elect Finkenauer to respect Iowa law, especially regarding a bill she voted for in 2016. Here are the facts:
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  11. Dec 10

    Excellent observation by my friend Justin.

    Perhaps the greatest current threat to liberty in America is our increasingly tribal environment, which closes minds to the honest examination of issues and ideas.
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  12. Retweeted
    Dec 6

    "I am so old that I can remember when other people's achievements were considered to be an inspiration, rather than a grievance."

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  13. Dec 7

    WWII veteran, Raymond Bell was missing for years. Once we discovered he had recently passed, and was awaiting burial as a John Doe, my staffer Cindy was able to have him laid to rest with honors at the National Cemetery. Today we presented his daughter Catherine his medals.

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  14. Dec 1

    Good day for a Kirkwood basketball game.

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  15. Nov 27

    Percentage of people living under the poverty rate 2008 vs 2011.

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  16. Nov 20

    Congratulations to & for making the !

    . all get bids to the -- Bison and Jacks are seeded teams and have a first-round bye. UNI hosts Lamar in the first round.
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  17. Nov 15

    A little Iowa weather comes to Washington.

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  18. Nov 15

    As President Reagan said: "We don't have large deficits because we tax too little - we have large deficits because we spend too much."

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  19. Nov 11

    Thank you to our United States veterans for your sacrifice and service to protect the freedoms we enjoy in this great country— including my father who dropped out of high school to fight in WWII.

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  20. Nov 6

    This is why I ran for office - to protect the American Dream for our children and grandchildren. This is my granddaughter Maja painting yesterday!

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  21. Nov 5

    I’m live on with , listen in now!

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