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Iowa's 3rd District
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Iowa's 3rd District
The 3rd Congressional District covers 12 counties in central Iowa, including Des Moines’s Polk County, and extending to the east. The district is anchored in Des Moines, the state’s largest city and the region’s commercial, financial, and governmental center. Many insurance companies are headquartered in Des Moines, such as The Principal Financial Group, Allied Insurance, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, and FBL Financial Group, Inc. Wells Fargo Financial is also headquartered in Des Moines, as is Meredith Corporation, publisher of Better Homes and Gardens and other magazines. The remainder of the district is largely rural, but the small towns continue to thrive and house some giant manufacturing plants. Pella is the home of Pella Corporation, maker of Pella Windows and Doors, which employs approximately 3,000 workers. Newton, in Jasper County, (population 15,000) is home to the Iowa Speedway.
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Excellent educational institutions abound in the 3rd District. Grinnell College of beautiful Grinnell, Iowa, ranks as one of the best liberal arts college in the country. Pella, IA is home to Central College, as well as the famous Pella Tulip Time Festival. Another excellent liberal arts college in the 3rd is Drake University, located in Des Moines. Oskaloosa is home to William Penn College, founded by Quaker pioneers in 1873. Vinton, located in the northern part of the district, is home to the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School.
In addition to the tourist destinations in Des Moines, each year thousands of tourists flock to the Amana Colonies, a National Historic Landmark tucked in the rolling hills in Iowa County. The Amana Colonies consist of seven villages, founded nearly 150 years ago as a communal society.
I try to regularly travel to each county. However, when scheduling conflicts do arise, my district representatives are readily available to hear and share your thoughts and concerns. Please feel free to call my toll-free number at 1-888-432-1984.
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Health Care
On November 7, 2009, the House passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. I encourage all Iowans to use this web site as a resource to learning more about this important legislation.
Bill Summary Documents:
- Affordable Health Care for America: Summary
- Detailed Summary
- Section-by-Section
- Immediate Investments on the Road to Reform
- Top 14 Provisions that Take Effect Immediately
- Timeline for Implementation
- Topline Changes to the Health Insurance Reform Bill
How Would the Affordable Health Care for America Act Affect You?
Paying for Reform:
- Health Care Surcharge and Households
- Health Care Surcharge and Small Businesses
- Summary of Revenue Provisions
- Joint Committee on Taxation: Estimated Revenue Effects
More Important Information about the Bill:
- Rural America
- Top 10 Ways Health Insurance Works for You
- The Cost of Inaction
- Health Care by the Numbers
- Lowering Costs Over the Long Term
- How Health Insurance Reform Helps Small Businesses
- The Health Insurance Exchange
- The Public Health Insurance Option
- Consumer Protections and Insurance Market Reforms
- Guaranteed Benefits
- Making Coverage Affordable
- Strengthening Medicare
- Improving the Medicare Part D Drug Program
- Meeting Health Care Needs of Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities
- Restoring Equity Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
- Maintaining and Improving Medicaid
- Shared Responsibility
- Employers and Health Reform
- Small Business Guide
- Strengthening the Nation's Health Workforce
- Delivery System Reforms
- Protecting Program Integrity by Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
- Preventing Disease/Improving the Public's Health
- Meeting Women's Health Care Needs
- What's in it for Young Americans
- Addressing Health Care Disparities
- Indian Health
- Children
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