First term Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson has been appointed to the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House.

Hinson says as a member of the Appropriations Committee, she’ll make sure issues important to rural American and Iowa aren’t overlooked.

Committee assignments have NOT been announced yet for Republicans Randy Feenstra or Mariannette Miller-Meeks — the other Iowans just starting their first terms in the U.S. House. Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines will remain a member of the House Agriculture Committee.