Statewide, Iowa (RI) – The four Iowa Republicans who serve in the U.S. House say over 18,000 federal employees in Iowa have been furloughed or are working without pay.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra have signed on to a letter, calling on Senate Democrats to set aside partisanship, pass the House plan for temporary funding and end the government shutdown. The letter says the shutdown is inflicting real harm on Iowans and the people of Iowa deserve a functioning government.
The group cites delays in federal food assistance and warns over 680,000 Iowa Medicare recipients are at risk of losing access to telehealth services.
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