Washington, July 4 -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) authored an op-ed in the Quad-City Times commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence, reflecting on the sacrifices that secured the nation's freedoms and the enduring spirit she sees in Iowa today.
In the piece, Congresswoman Miller-Meeks reflects on the founding and the cost it carried:
"Two hundred and fifty years ago, in a sweltering hall in Philadelphia, a group of farmers, lawyers, printers, and merchants did something the world had never seen. They signed their names to a document that declared a simple but revolutionary truth: that all men are created equal, endowed by the...