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U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, today toured Crescent Community Health Center, which is precisely the type of provider she hopes will play a larger role in COVID-19 vaccination moving forward.
According to CEO Gary Collins, the Dubuque health center has administered vaccine doses to its own staff, as well as at least 200 doses to other area health care workers not affiliated with the larger hospitals or clinics. But Crescent staff members have made their plans to play a larger role in the process.
First Congressional District Representative Ashley Hinson stopped by the Iowa Derecho Relief Center to tour their new location on Jan. 26.
The freshman Republican said she had a busy start in Washington but is excited to be back in her district.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has been selected to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, which has vast control over how federal funds are spent.
The Marion Republican is the first freshman from Iowa’s 1st Congressional District to land a seat on Appropriations.
As a member of the committee, Hinson said she would “fight for priorities that matter to Iowans and rural America, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly, push back on Democrats’ liberal agenda and bring some desperately needed transparency to government spending.”
"We recognize that the task ahead of us to vaccinate the majority of the American population is one of the largest public health initiatives this country has ever undertaken. That is why we are highlighting the disparities within rural communities to you now so we can quickly remedy this situation as the rollout of the vaccine progresses." - Rep. Ashley Hinson
In a letter to federal health leaders, Iowa Representatives Ashley Hinson and Cindy Axne expressed concern over delays in getting the vaccine to Iowa's rural areas.
Recently released data demonstrates Iowa agricultural trade is bouncing back. After years of tough negotiating — and even amid the unforeseeable impacts of COVID-19 — global markets are recovering and more Iowa products are moving from our farms to tables around the world.
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