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Union leaders endorsed Christina Bohannan in the race to represent southeast Iowa in Congress.

In making the announcement Wednesday along the Davenport riverfront, Ryan Drew, business representative with the Operating Engineers Local 150, criticized 1st District Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for what he characterized as votes to increase health care costs and reduce construction of renewable energy projects in Iowa.

Drew called Bohannan, an Iowa City Democrat running in the 1st Congressional District, a "great leader for the working class."

"We clearly see the wealthiest among us, they're doing pretty good, while workers in Eastern Iowa struggle with rising costs and fallin

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