WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Issues Statement on President Trump's Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "President Trump knows that Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East, and he is committed to strengthening our important alliance.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Help Iowa Small Businesses Provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act to help small businesses offer paid family and medical leave (PFML) to their employees. This legislation specifically extends and reforms the 45S tax c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Pam Bondi's Confirmation as U.S. Attorney General WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Senate's confirmation of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States. Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46. "Pam Bondi's confirmation is a victory for the rule of law and a promise that safer days a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley: The Senate Judiciary Committee is Moving Forward with Kash Patel's Nomination WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Minority's request to hold a second hearing on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI Director: "Kash Patel testified before the Committee for more than five hours, disclosed thousands of pages o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson to Continue Serving on House Select Committee to Combat Communist China Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after being re-appointed to serve on the bipartisan Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "I am honored to continue serving on the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party to confront the generational threat pose  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Tours Cedar Rapids Air Traffic Control Tower Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after touring the Cedar Rapids Air Traffic Control Tower at the Eastern Iowa Airport this morning. The congresswoman also had the chance to see the construction progress for the airport's new deicing facility, a site she helped secure community project funding for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Confronts Iowa Governor on DOGE Government Payments Takeover as She Refuses to Reject Musk's Claim that the Lutheran Family Services is a "Money Laundering Organization" WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) challenged Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on the actions of "special government employee" Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE), in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Bill Tackles Medicaid Fraud, Promotes Uninterrupted Care for Patients * * * Today, U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Medicaid Program Improvement Act, which would improve the accuracy and reliability of address information for Medicaid beneficiaries, ensuring seamless access to healthcare services for millions  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * SBA administrator nominee voted out of committee on 12-7 vote * * * Today, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator by a vote of 12-7. "For the last  more