WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ernst Fight to Make Higher Education Accessible for Farm Families Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act to amend the FAFSA Simplification Act and restore the original exemption of all farmland, machinery, other operational materials, and small businesses with fewe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Fights to Keep Higher Education Accessible for Farm Families WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) are standing up for families and fighting to reverse changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that could reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student aid for farm families and small business owners. Their bipartisan Family F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Restore Long-Standing FAFSA Exemption for Iowa Family Farms and Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act - led by Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS), U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-PA), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) - to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Unleash American Energy Production and Protect American Energy Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after he voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Protecting American Energy Production Act: "American energy production strengthens our energy security and independence. That's why I voted for Rep. August  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions U.S. Trade Representative Nominee Jamieson Greer at Senate Finance Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today spoke with United States Trade Representative (USTR) nominee Jamieson Greer about the need to move away from China on trade and unlock new export markets for long term stability.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cruz Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Prevent Court Packing WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Judiciary Committee member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing a constitutional amendment to maintain a total of nine Supreme Court justices on the bench at a time. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Judiciary Committee member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing a constitutional amendment to maintain a total of nine Supreme Court justices on the bench at a time. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification. "Democrats' radical court packing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Kennedy Fight to Protect Veterans' Second Amendment Rights WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy (R-La.) and 15 Republican colleagues in introducing the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. This bill would permanently end onerous reporting requirements that cause veterans who receive help managing their D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy (R-La.) and 15 Republican colleagues in introducing the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. This bill would permanently end onerous reporting requirements that cause veterans who receive help managing their Department of Veterans Affairs   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst: Kelly Loeffler is the Champion Small Businesses Need WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) made the case for the Honorable Kelly Loeffler, based on her success as a business leader, to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA). In the Washington Examiner, Ernst lays out how Loeffler, who advanced out of commi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Tax Season Underway Q: What should taxpayers keep in mind during tax season? A: The IRS officially kicked off tax season and started accepting and processing federal individual tax returns for the 2024 tax year. The federal tax-collecting agency this year expects more than 140 million individual tax returns. Don't procrastinate, the tax filing deadline is April 15. At kitchen tables acros  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to eliminate egregious waste, fraud and abuse at the Office of Net Assessment (ONA). In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Grassley pressed DOD to determine how many formal net assessments ONA has completed since 2007 and whether its  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 6, 2025, at an executive business meeting on Kash Patel nomination and administrative matters: * * * "Good morning. Today's markup will be brief, and so I'll get right down to business. On our agenda, we've got three administrative committee matters, and one nomination listed. The Minority has exercised their right under the committee rules to hold   more