(Radio Iowa) Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion says truckers need to be moved up in the line for Covid-19 vaccinations.

The U-S Census Bureau estimates that are three-and-a-half million truck drivers in the country. Hinson says they’re critical to maintaining the food supply and to manufacturers who depend upon the prompt delivery of parts.

However, officials in the State of Iowa have indicated that with a limited supply of shots, only employees who cannot socially distance at their job site will be included. Hinson says she’s interested in finding a way to get truckers on the “essential worker” list. Hinson is in Washington, D.C., where the House is expected to vote on the one-point-nine TRILLION dollar pandemic relief package Democrats have developed.

In January, Hinson announced she’d vote against the package if it included increasing the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour.

The minimum wage increase remains in the House version, however it’s unclear if it will stay in the package when Senators vote on it.