Representatives
1st District: Rep. Rod Blum (largely NE Iowa, including Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Marshalltown) DC office: (202) 225-2911 Rep. Blum voted "no" on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Ask him to help Iowa’s children stay healthy and vote for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP.
2nd District: Rep. Dave Loebsack (largely SE Iowa, including Iowa City and Davenport) DC office: (202) 225-6576 Rep. Loebsack voted “yes” on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Thank him for his previous support of the program and ask him to call for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP.
3rd District: Rep. David Young (largely SW Iowa, including Des Moines and Council Bluffs) DC office: (202) 225-5476 Rep. Young voted “yes” on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Thank him for his previous support of the program and ask him to call for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP. 4th District: Rep. Steve King (largely NW Iowa, including Sioux City, Ames and Mason City) DC office: (202) 225-4426 Rep. Blum voted "no" on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Ask him to help Iowa’s children stay healthy and vote for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP.
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Senators
Sen. Chuck Grassley DC office (202) 224-3744 or Des Moines office (515) 288-1145 Sen. Grassley voted “yes” on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Thank him for his previous support of the program and ask him to call for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP. Sen. Joni Ernst DC office (202) 224-3254 or Des Moines office (515) 284-4574 Sen. Ernst voted “yes” on CHIP reauthorization in 2015. Thank her for her previous support of the program and ask her to call for a quick and clean reauthorization of CHIP.
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