WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After her final stop over the weekend in Clayton County, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially finished her tenth annual River to River Tour marking a decade of Ernst crisscrossing the state to meet with Iowans from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. Ernst addresses constituents at her Harrison County town hall meeting. "That's a wrap on another phenomenal River to River Tour across Iowa! Hearin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following Iran's assassination attempt on President Trump, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) on Bret Baier's Common Ground segment to discuss their work to halt Iranian-backed threats on American soil. After Ernst and Hassan called on the Department of Justice to stop Iran from paying criminal organizations to carry out malign actions in the U.S., the senators started wo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After completing her tenth annual River to River Tour, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) brought back a message to Iowans have had enough. Ernst emphasized that the Senate Republican majority will deliver on their promises to restore peace through strength, secure the border, cut bureaucratic red tape, eliminate wasteful spending, and implement President Trump's agenda. Click here to watch Senator Ernst's full r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today participated in a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law regarding Chinese cybersecurity threats. Grassley is a fierce advocate for bolstering U.S. critical infrastructure and securing Americans' data. He's leading bipartisan legislation to require websites and apps to disclose ties with malicious foreign entities like China  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 14 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Veterans Affairs' Committee (SVAC) Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) demanding enhanced oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following a multibillion dollar budget miscommunication. "Just a few short months ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notified Committee me  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's oversight hearing entitled, "Life After Limb Loss: Examining VA Amputee Prosthetics Care": Good aft  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her appointment of Zach Hoffman as Chief of Staff. Hoffman is a graduate of Drake University and previously served as the Political Director for the Republican Party of Iowa. "I am thrilled to welcome Zach to our team as Chief of Staff," said Attorney General Bird. "He is a proven leader with an unwavering commitment to service, wh  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Committee will provide input on water quality and soil conservation programs and promote the adoption of practices throughout Iowa * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the appointment of Iowans to serve on the State Soil Conservation and Water Quality Committee. The Committee promotes the adoption of proven water quality practices and  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- The Iowa Farm Bureau issued the following news release: This year, the American Farm Bureau Federation reports the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal for 10 is $58.08, a 5% decrease from last year. Turkey, the centerpiece of America's Thanksgiving table, accounts for 44% of the total survey cost. Despite high-path avian influenza contributing to the lowest turkey inventory since 1985, demand for turkey has also decreased, according to an American Farm Bureau   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Guatemalan man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jose Eleazar Aceves-Garcia, age 30, from Guatemala, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute at least 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine. In a plea   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, the National Taxpayers Union released its 14th annual "No Brainers" list of legislative reforms that benefit American taxpayers, which includes U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's (R-Hull) Save Our Seniors Act. This legislation would help protect the long-term solvency of Social Security by requiring the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include the honest projection of its financial health in it  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- PwC issued a 71-page report in October 2024 entitled "Economic Contribution of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry." The report was prepared for the Consumer Brands Association. Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Executive Summary ... 2 I. Introduction ... 5 II. Definition of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry ... 6 III. Economic Contribution of the US Consumer Packaged Goods Industry ... 8 A. National Results ... 8 B. State Results ... 13 C. Con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Hearing on "Oversight of Homeland Security and Investigations": "Mr. Chairman, today, the immigration subcommittee is conducting an oversight hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services. I am all for the Com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack refused to answer a letter sent by Rep. Van Orden and a number of his colleagues in the House and Senate regarding the Pure Prairie Poultry bankruptcy that resulted in nearly 50 farmers and more than two million chickens throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Io  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel urging him to strengthen and enforce tax code regulations on nonprofit hospitals, which are still taking advantage of their nonprofit status to pay little to nothing in taxes while failing to provide adequate charity and community care to th  more