WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) released the following statement after voting YES on H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act to fund the government until November 17, 2023: "Shutting down the government should be a last resort. My priority has always been to protect and represent my constituents to the best of my ability and I cannot justify shutt  more