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A study committee examining the care of companion
animals by commercial breeders had its first public
meeting at the Statehouse on September 29.
Representative Jim Lykam and I co-chair the committee.
We heard testimony from many organizations, including
Iowa Voters for Companion Animals, the Animal Rescue
League of Iowa, the Humane Society, the Iowa Veterinary
Medical Association, the Iowa Department of Agriculture,
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal, and the Iowa
Pet Breeders Association. For more on the work of the
committee,
click here.
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State Senator Joe Seng talked with ABATE
members on March 25 at the Iowa Statehouse. Senator
Seng helped require that the "Share the Road" motorcycle
awareness program be a part of every Iowa drivers
education class. From left to right: Senator Seng, Roger
Bush of Kalona and Brad McLane of Cedar Rapids. |
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The Iowa Senate recently passed a bill
allowing qualified military veterans, their spouses and
dependent children to qualify as “residents” for
purposes of tuition and fees at Iowa community colleges
and universities. Due to the efforts of State Senator
Joe Seng of Davenport, the legislation allows those
stationed at Rock Island arsenal to qualify for resident
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Senator Tom Hancock and I met with members of the
Farm Bureau from Jones
and Dubuque counties in the Senate chamber on
March 17. They were at the Capitol for Agriculture Day on the Hill. |
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Paul Fredenburg of Davenport, a member of the Iowa State Police
Association, spoke with me March 12 about his
organizations efforts to promote professionalism in Iowa Law
Enforcement through communication, education and
legislation. |
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YMCA held their annual legislative breakfast at the
Statehouse on March 11. The YMCA serves
thousands of Iowans through programs that build healthy
spirit, mind and body.
I met with Frank Klipsch from the Davenport YMCA at the
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About 40 high school students, along with teachers and
school board members from Davenport, visited the Capitol
in February to see government in action. During lunch,
legislators spoke with the group and took questions and
input from students on bills currently under discussion.
I was honored to meet with these bright young people and
appreciate their interest in making Iowa a better place. |
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I had the opportunity to meet with my cousin, Stacy
Joiner, at the Statehouse on March 3. She works for Iowa
State University and was here for the Institute for
Physical Research and Technology legislative breakfast. |
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I attended the School Administrators of Iowa legislative
breakfast at the Statehouse and had the opportunity to
talk with Administrators from across the state.
First picture: Bonnie Boothroy of the Iowa City
school district, Katie Mulholland of the Linn-Marr
school district, and Senator Seng
Second picture: Julio Almanza of the Davenport school
district and Senator Seng |
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I talked with one of my constituents, Deb Goodall, of
Davenport on Tuesday. She was at the Statehouse for
the Iowa Association of Lifelong Learning's legislative
breakfast. (02/24/09) |
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Judy Silverman was at the Statehouse on Monday for the
Iowa Foster Care and Adoption Association's legislative
breakfast. |
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I met with Jerry Hadenfeldt at the Statehouse on
Tuesday. He was here for the "Health Freedom" Day on the
Hill. |
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U.S. Representative Bruce Braley spoke to our caucus
on Tuesday, February 17. He discussed the
opportunities for Iowa in the recently passed
federal stimulus bill. He said the legislation will
create 37,000 Iowa jobs by rebuilding crumbling
roads and bridges, investing in passenger rail and
putting people to work on aviation, water and flood
control projects.
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On February 10, I had the opportunity to
meet with educators from Scott Community College. They
were visiting the Statehouse for the Iowa State
Education Association's community college day. Pictured,
from left: Monica Hurth, math instructor, Senator Seng,
Alan Shaw, automotive technology instructor, and Ruth
Gallagher, return students instructor. |
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Three community college students visited
the State Capitol on February 4 to thank lawmakers who
supported Iowa’s wind energy expansion efforts. Student
Grant Erickson talked with me about continuing support
for Iowa’s community colleges and the Iowa Power Fund. A
two-year program at Iowa Lakes Community College in
Estherville to train students to learning to build and
maintain wind turbines will grow from 71 students this
year to 102 students next year. Graduates typically
receive 10 to 20 job offers when they complete their
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