For years the home of Zakeer’s Family Restaurant, the one-story building at 425 Second Ave. S. has now fallen silent and soon will be gone. No more will the laughter and conversations of its loyal Fort Dodge customers fill the restaurant as they gathered for breakfast, lunch – or maybe ...
Going through the loss of a loved one is never an easy thing. When a family has had a child die at any age, it is a life altering experience. Search for understanding, friendship, and hope to get through the grieving process actually seems impossible. The Compassionate Friends is a group created to provide support when life seems so empty. Founded by Chaplain Simon Stephens 50 years ago, The Compassionate Friends is a network of over 600 chapters serving all 50 states offering hope to bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members during the natural grieving process ...
On June 18, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — the government agency tasked with monitoring our nation’s fiscal health — confirmed my serious concerns with President Biden’s reckless spending agenda. His administration’s fiscal policies have not only caused cumulative inflation to skyrocket by over 20 percent since he took office, but they have also accelerated our accumulation of debt to levels that are beyond unsustainable. Instead of changing course, he recently released his budget for fiscal year 2025, which has a $7.3-trillion price tag and looks to ...
Q: Why did you launch a congressional inquiry into the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing? A: Iowans know I take my oversight responsibilities seriously to ensure the federal government is serving the American people effectively and efficiently. For example, during the Obama administration my investigative inquiry into the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program exposed overpayments for EpiPens, a life-saving medication used to treat a severe allergic reaction. My oversight efforts pulled back the curtain on sloppy work by the federal bureaucracy that failed the American taxpayer to the ...
Our economy is in tough shape. Cumulative inflation has skyrocketed by nearly 20 percent since President Biden took office while real wages have fallen by roughly 4.4 percent. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated that the economy grew at a rate of only 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024 — three points lower than predicted — while interest rates have surpassed their highest levels in 23 years. Credit-card debt held by American families has exceeded $1 trillion, the household savings rate fell by 3.2 percent, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has hovered ...
Q: How is the federal government responding to recent outbreaks of avian flu? A: As Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, I’m staying on top of federal agencies with prevention, control, emergency management and public health responsibilities to effectively serve the American people. That includes upholding confidence in the food supply to supporting farm workers and livestock producers. Highly pathogenic avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks within a matter of days, as we learned from the unprecedented outbreak in 2014-2015. A decade ago, Iowa lost tens of millions of ...
