WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * While Musk Peddles Fear and Mass Firing of Federal Workers, Republican Iowa Governor Touts State Reforms With "Absolutely No Layoffs * * * Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in calling out the Trump Administration for its   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today encouraged President Trump to stand up for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who exposed the Biden IRS and Justice Department's efforts to obstruct the federal criminal investigation into Hun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Advances Kelly Loeffler WASHINGTON - 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 four years, small businesses were failed by an ever-growing and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Keep Iowans in the Loop WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is supporting the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act to protect Iowans' access to news by requiring automakers to maintain AM radio in their vehicles. This legislation also protects consumers from a separate or additional charge for this technology. "Iowans rely on our AM radio stations to receive updates on weather, busine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Keep Fentanyl Out of Rural Iowa and Support Law Enforcement with Drug Confiscation Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would permanently list all fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and empower law enforcement to swiftly confis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra, Morelle Introduce Legislation to Spur Investment and Economic Growth in the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and Joe Morelle (D-NY) introduced the Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act, which would make permanent the reduced Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) tax rate for American businesses. This provision was first authorized thro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Releases Additional Records Demonstrating Success of Shuttered ATF Anti-Arms Trafficking Operation, Demands Explanation for its Closure WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is probing a Biden-era decision to shut down Project Thor, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led program, that identified and dismantled Mexican cartel arms  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Speaks Up for Family Famers' Needs During Senate Hearing on Ag Economy WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer, today discussed the need to secure year-round, nationwide E-15 and boost transparency among poultry producers during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of the ag economy. Grassley also highlighted farmers' ongoing struggle with high i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Blackburn Introduce SHOW UP Act to Get Federal Employees Back in the Office, Prevent Future Lax Telework Policies WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing the Stopping Home Office Work's Unproductive Problems (SHOW UP) Act to return federal employees to in-person work. The legislation would require government agencies to reinstate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Urge President Trump to Protect IRS Whistleblowers from Further Retaliation WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today encouraged President Trump to stand up for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who exposed the Biden IRS and Justice Department's efforts   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Whitehouse Reintroduce Bill to Support Law Enforcement, Prevent Officer Suicides U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today reintroduced the Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis (STOIC) Act to expand support resources for law enforcement officers. The bill is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Christopher   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Joins President Trump for Executive Order Signing to Protect Girls' Sports Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after attending the White House Executive Order Signing Ceremony barring male athletes from girls' sports. "Joe Biden and the Left tried to blur the line between boys and girls - the days of woke, radical nonsense having a megaphone a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Fox News to Discuss Bondi, Patel and the Need to End FBI Political Weaponization WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Fox News' "America Reports" to discuss eliminating political weaponization at the FBI, expectations for Pam Bondi in her role as U.S. Attorney General and Kash Patel's road to confirmation as FBI Director. Aud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * New internal ATF records show Project Thor's strong track record for cracking down on dangerous cross-border gun smuggling. * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is probing a Biden-era decision to shut down Project Thor, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led program, that identified a  more