WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Ernst Bill Pursuing $200 Billion in COVID Fraud Advances WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Complete COVID Collections Act to extend the life of the watchdog tasked with tracking down criminals who stole COVID relief designed for small businesses. "During the pandemic, small business owners in need of financial assistance were turn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Bill Pursuing $200 Billion in COVID Fraud Advances WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Complete COVID Collections Act to extend the life of the watchdog tasked with tracking down criminals who stole COVID relief designed for small businesses. Ernst led several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the bill after the Spec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Bill Pursuing $200 Billion in COVID Fraud Advances Complete COVID Collections Act passed out of Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Complete COVID Collections Act to extend the life of the watchdog tasked   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, BHFO RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: BHFO of Linn County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "BHFO is tailored for success and always in style," said Chair Ernst. "For over 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, BHFO Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: BHFO of Linn County. Thr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Slashes the Red Tape WASHINGTON - After the Biden administration enacted more than $1.8 trillion in regulations that added 356 million new hours of paperwork, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is undoing the damage with legislation aimed at disrupting the bloated bureaucracy. Ernst's Prove It Act requires federal agencies to demonstrate that any new   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst Work to Protect Farm Families' Access to Higher Education WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to protect farm families' access to higher education. The Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act would amend the FAFSA Simplification Act to restore th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Longtime Champion of the False Claims Act, Urges AG Bondi to Fully Review Biden-Harris DOJ's Pending Qui Tam Case Dismissals WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that significantly strengthened the False Claims Act (FCA), is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediately halt pending FCA qui tam case dismissals  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Longtime Champion of the False Claims Act, Urges AG Bondi to Fully Review Biden-Harris DOJ's Pending Qui Tam Case Dismissals WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that significantly strengthened the False Claims Act (FCA), is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to immediat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Votes to Protect Small Businesses, Urges Congress to Take Next Step Removing Burdensome Regulations Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the below statement after voting in favor of the Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act. This legislation would give small business owners more time and clarity to meet new reporting requirements without incurring additio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following testimony by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Rightsizing Government": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking member Connolly, members of the committee--thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today. Since this hearing is about government efficiency, I'll get right to the point: Iowa was doing DOGE before DOGE was a thing. In 2018, when I took office for my first f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Bill to Slash Red Tape for Small Businesses Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Representative Zach Nunn's (IA-03) bipartisan bill unanimously to reduce excessive paperwork for small businesses. The Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act, co-led by Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03), and Representative Don Dav  more