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Our veterans have made a great sacrifice in their service to our
country. I believe they deserve the best healthcare and highest quality
services that our VA can provide. I'm working hard in Congress to
ensure that our veterans have the best healthcare they possibly can
have. I'm doing what I can to hold the Veterans Administration
accountable and ensure the VA is equipped to respond in an efficient
and timely manner to the many needs of our veterans.
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Ending our dependence on foreign oil and promoting Iowa renewable
energy is a top priority of mine. Iowa is already a national leader in
biofuels, but our state has the potential to become a world leader in
the research, development, and production of renewable energy. I'm
working hard in Congress to shift the United States' energy focus from
the Middle East to the Midwest so we can invest more in renewable
energy like ethanol and biodiesel and create the good-paying jobs of
the future. The first bill I introduced in Congress was the New Era Act
of 2007-a law that would create a grant program for Iowa's community
colleges to offer renewable energy workforce training programs.
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I believe that standing up for Iowa's small businesses is critical to
strengthening Iowa's economy. I'm working hard in Congress for small
businesses' needs through my work on the House Small Business
Committee. From healthcare to taxes to technology, today's
entrepreneurs face unique challenges and obstacles to success, and I'll
be a strong voice in Congress for their needs.
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The time has come for Congress to exercise some real oversight and work
to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government. I
learned the value of a dollar when I was growing up in Brooklyn,
Iowa-it's our hard-earned tax dollars the government is spending, and
I'm going to work hard in my assignment on the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee to make sure it's spent wisely. I'm working
hard in Congress to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse of government
funds in Iraq-from unfair no-bid contracts to where $9 billion in
government cash went missing.
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As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I
am standing up in Congress to make sure that our state has a voice at
the table when important transportation decisions are being made in
Congress. From highways to airports to railroads and the Mississippi
River lock and dam system, I'm fighting in Congress to satisfy the
transportation needs of Iowa.
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The war in Iraq is the greatest foreign policy issue facing Congress
today. It's time for a new direction in our policy there: I agree with
the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that we need a timetable to redeploy
our troops and turn the fighting over to the Iraqis. I do not believe
that we should escalate the war in Iraq as the President's has
supported. I'm working in Congress to investigate waste, fraud and
abuse of government funds in Iraq. There will be no more blank check
from Congress for the war in Iraq; there will be oversight and
accountability.
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Working families have too often lost out to the special interests in
Washington. I am doing what I can in Congress to fight for working
families. From voting to raise the minimum wage to supporting
legislation that makes it easier for families to afford college, I am
working hard to enact common sense policies that put people before big
corporations.
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