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Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D., serving Iowa's 1st district in the U.S. Congress, shared several updates on May 7, 2025, via her social media platform. The tweets covered topics ranging from international funding for research to local business and healthcare discussions.

On May 7 at 14:43 UTC, Miller-Meeks expressed her views on funding related to COVID-19 research. She stated, "Fauci sent your tax dollars to EcoHealth and the Wuhan Lab for dangerous gain-of-function research—right before COVID. @POTUS is cutting it off and putting America First. No more funding China’s labs."

Later that day at 15:49 UTC, she shared her experience meeting with small business leaders from the National Association of Tower Erectors. She mentioned the importance of their work by saying "Great to meet with small business leaders from the National Association of Tower Erectors. These are the folks building the infrastructure that keeps us all connected. We had a great discussion on workforce challenges and supporting the backbone of America’s communications."

In another engagement on May 7 at 19:18 UTC, Miller-Meeks highlighted her participation in a conference in Washington D.C., where she met with physicians from her district during the American College of Rheumatology Advocacy and Leadership Conference. She emphasized healthcare improvements by stating "Great to meet with physicians from my district during the American College of Rheumatology Advocacy and Leadership Conference in DC. We discussed improving access to care in Iowa and the urgent need to lower drug prices and rein in PBMs through my DRUG Act."

Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been serving in Congress since replacing Dave Loebsack in 2021 after previously serving in the Iowa Senate from 2019 to 2021. Born in Herlong, California, she currently resides in Le Claire.