Politician
United States Senator from Iowa since 1981
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Prioritizes border security and opposes what he calls 'open borders' and 'mass amnesty,' while raising concerns about illegal immigration's impact on jobs, wages, and public safety.
Raises concerns about visa programs like H-1B potentially displacing American workers and calls for reforms to better protect domestic labor.
Supports whistleblower protections and measures to recover funds lost to fraud.
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote.
Supports securing the border and curbing illegal immigration to protect American workers.
Supports restrictions on abortion, including bans on partial-birth abortion, parental notification requirements, and limits on federal funding for abortion providers.
Advocates for reducing federal deficit spending and the national debt, supports a constitutional balanced budget amendment, and opposes what he views as reckless government spending.
Supports tax cuts for working families and small businesses, opposed the previous administration's proposed tax increases, and backed legislation providing tax relief on tips and overtime pay.
Champions family farmers and rural Iowa communities, supporting infrastructure investment such as roads, broadband, and flood mitigation to benefit agricultural exports.
Criticizes federal spending policies as a driver of inflation and emphasizes need for policy certainty to support economic growth for workers, farmers, and small businesses.
Supports fiscal responsibility, reducing wasteful spending, debt and deficit.
Supports saving Medicare and Social Security, which are woven into America’s social fabric.
Supports tax cuts for working families and preventing large tax increases.
Supports free trade and agreements like USMCA to open markets for Iowa products.
Supports a five-year Farm Bill and measures to lower fertilizer costs.
Supports advancing clean energy and year-round nationwide E15.
Supports parental involvement in education decisions and programs for gifted students.
Supports lowering prescription drug prices through PBM transparency and protecting rural health care.
S. 3977 — Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
S. 5161 — CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program Improvement Act of 2026
S. 3087 — Stop Pills That Kill Act
S. 2677 — To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
S. 3046 — Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2025
S. 3228 — SIMSA Act of 2025
