Iowa Dems Noncommittal on House Speaker Race
Iowa Democrats in the U.S. House pledge to back Steny Hoyer for majority leader but remain noncommittal on who should be speaker. Reps Dave Loebsack Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne signed a letter supporting Hoyer, while Pelosi remains the preferred candidate among party leaders.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Steny Hoyer
Dave Loebsack
Iowa City
Abby Finkenauer
Dubuque
Cindy Axne
West Des Moines
Hoyer
Maryland
Nancy Pelosi
California
Pelosi
Post
Finkenauer
Axne
RollCall.com
Joe Hand
Hand
Dave
Anne
8Th
Washington
Reuters
U.S
House
Washington, D.C
Fight over fire prevention endangers crop aid for farmers
A fierce fight over forest thinning to prevent deadly wildfires in California threatens crop insurance programs in Kansas and Missouri. President Trump’s administration pushes farm bill provisions to roll back forest management rules amid disaster and habitat concerns.
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Washington
California
Kansas
Missouri
Donald Trump
Congress
U.S. Forest Service
Vicki Christiansen
Paradise
Calif
West
House
Forest Service
GOP
Chad Hanson
John Muir
Hanson
Eastern Iowa GOP lawmakers named to posts on committees
Eastern Iowa Republicans will chair 11 committees when the Legislature opens in January. Senate President Whitver and House Speaker Upmeyer named five senators and six representatives to leadership roles, with chairs spanning Appropriations, Transportation, Education, Judiciary, and more.
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Iowa
GOP
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Jack Whitter
R-Ankeny
House
Linda Upmeyer
Agriculture Committee
Ashley Hinson
Marion
Tim Kapucian
Keystone
Eastern Iowa
Andy McKean
Anamosa
Dean Fisher
Tama
Shannon Lundgren
Peosia
Bobby Kaufmann
Wilton
Jarad Klein
Keota
Michael Breitbach
Strawberry Point
Dan Zumbach
Ryan
Oskaloosa
Natural Resources
Jake Chapman
Adel
Commerce
Mark Costello
Imogene
Ethics
Jason Schultz
Schleswig
Labor
Jeff Edler
State Center
Whitver
Rules
Dan Dawson
Council Bluffs
Veterans Affairs
Joel Fry
Osceola
Costello
Health and Human Services
David Kerr
Morning Sun
Tim Kraayenbrink
Fort Dodge
Gary Worthan
Storm Lake
Julian Garrett
Indianola
Justice Systems
Brian Best
Glidden
Mark Lofgren
Muscatine
Gary Mohr
Bettendorf
Craig Johnson
Independence
John Landon
Ankeny
Dennis Guth
Klemme
Norlin Mommsen
DeWitt
Tom Shipley
Nodaway
Agriculture and Natural Resources
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D-Mich
Senate Agriculture Committee
James. Lynch
Jonathan Rippentrop
Physicians’ Clinic of
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Clinic of
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