Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | Official U.S. House Headshot
Mariannette Miller-Meeks U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa | Official U.S. House Headshot
U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who serves Iowa’s 1st district, addressed issues of healthcare access and government funding in a series of tweets on October 8, 2025.
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Miller-Meeks wrote: "Every woman deserves a fighting chance. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m fighting to make early detection accessible for every family. That’s why I cosponsored the Nancy Gardner Sewell Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, because early detection saves https://t.co/FXXXDX0UYV" (October 8, 2025).
Later that day, she thanked President Biden for actions related to federal nutrition assistance programs during an ongoing government shutdown. "Thank you, @POTUS, for protecting WIC and the millions of families who rely on it during the Democrat Shutdown. It’s good to have leadership that puts American families first, not taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants.
https://t.co/yXKaqhlXLf" (October 8, 2025).
Miller-Meeks also criticized congressional Democrats’ approach to budget negotiations: "Dems have now voted SIX times to keep the government shut down. Six times, they’ve chosen $1.5 trillion in new spending and taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants over paychecks for our troops, and services for hardworking American families.
https://t.co/f0Dc0n0FVy" (October 8, 2025).
Miller-Meeks has represented Iowa's 1st District in Congress since replacing Dave Loebsack in 2021 and previously served in the Iowa Senate from 2019 to 2021. She was born in Herlong, California in 1955 and resides in Le Claire. Miller-Meeks holds a BSN degree from Texas Christian University.
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