Elizabeth Meyer

State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits. Senate File 2366 passed the GOP-controlled Senate 31-18. No Democrats voted in favor of the bill. “I…

State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits. Senate File 2366 passed the GOP-controlled Senate 31-18. No Democrats voted in favor of the bill. “I…

State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits. Senate File 2366 passed the GOP-controlled Senate 31-18. No Democrats voted in favor of the bill. “I…

Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer opened up publicly for the first time Thursday about her decade-plus struggle with endometriosis and how she wants to use her voice as a U.S. representative to elevate awareness of the disease and increase federal resources to combat it. Finkenauer, 31, told USA Today how she recently was bent over in…

Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer opened up publicly for the first time Thursday about her decade-plus struggle with endometriosis and how she wants to use her voice as a U.S. representative to elevate awareness of the disease and increase federal resources to combat it. Finkenauer, 31, told USA Today how she recently was bent over in…

In her first town hall of the year, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst faced about a dozen questions from constituents, including why she did not vote to remove President Donald Trump from office, how she was working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and about her campaign’s ties to a “dark money” group. Saturday afternoon…

In her first town hall of the year, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst faced about a dozen questions from constituents, including why she did not vote to remove President Donald Trump from office, how she was working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and about her campaign’s ties to a “dark money” group. Saturday afternoon…

In a letter signed by 34 freshmen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the bipartisan group called on leadership in the House and Senate to bring forward legislation to approve additional funding to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “Our communities deserve a rapid & well-equipped response to minimize the potential damage of COVID-19,” Congresswoman…

Republicans were roundly criticized in 2017 for attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement health care system waiting in the wings, but amid the concerns over insurance coverage, a key piece of the bill was less well-known. In addition to removing insurance protections for millions of Americans, the American Health Care Act…