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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday February 15, 2025 ( 20 items )  

As Tax Season Ramps Up, Warren, Cassidy Renew Effort to Simplify IRS Error Notices for Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Tax Season Ramps Up, Warren, Cassidy Renew Effort to Simplify IRS Error Notices for Taxpayers Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) reintroduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, a bill to improve math error notices -- an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used   more

Cortez Masto, Grassley Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Grassley Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congres  more

Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kelly Loeffler to be confirmed as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Ch  more

Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kelly Loeffler to be confirmed as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Chair Ernst has highlighted Kelly Loeffler's plan to fix the broken SBA   more

Ernst Exposes More Jaw-Dropping Wasteful Foreign Aid at USAID
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Exposes More Jaw-Dropping Wasteful Foreign Aid at USAID WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) exposed millions of dollars of waste at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Ernst has been leading the fight to combat waste at USAID and recently sent Secretary of State M  more

Ernst Pushes to Secure Permanent, Year-Round E15 for All Americans
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Secure Permanent, Year-Round E15 for All Americans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, renewed her longstanding support for the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, the only nationwide solution to unleash year-round E15. This bipartisan legislation would provide a permanent solution for fuel blends containing 10% or mo  more

Feenstra Votes to Prosecute and Imprison Illegal Immigrants who Threaten Border Patrol Agents on High-Speed Pursuits
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Prosecute and Imprison Illegal Immigrants who Threaten Border Patrol Agents on High-Speed Pursuits WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act in memory of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr. who was killed in the line of duty while pursuing a group of illegal im  more

Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to reintroduce the EAGLES Act to pre  more

Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Co  more

Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to president, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay a patriotic service to the country by helping eliminate gove  more

Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to President, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay   more

Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this  more

Grassley, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Effort to Crack Down on Illicit Xylazine
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Effort to Crack Down on Illicit Xylazine Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to fight the spread of illicit xylazine. The Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act would classify this highly toxic sedative as Sched  more

Grassley, Fischer Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Authorize Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Fischer Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Authorize Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The legislation is currently the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of E15--fulfilli  more

Hinson Nominates Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Nominates Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) announced her nomination of the following students from Iowa's Second Congressional District to U.S. Service Academies. "I am honored to nominate these phenomenal young Iowans to our U.S. Service Academies. Their dedication to serving our country is commendable, and I know they will be amo  more

ICYMI: Ernst Holds USAID Accountable
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Holds USAID Accountable WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working with President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to hold the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accountable for stonewalling her investigations and hiding how they spent tax dollars. She recounted her experience in a Wall Street Journal op-ed here : "Afte  more

ICYMI: Whistleblowers' Accounts Expose Dark Reality of Yearslong Weaponization and Political Infection at FBI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Whistleblowers' Accounts Expose Dark Reality of Yearslong Weaponization and Political Infection at FBI Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today during an executive business meeting highlighted whistleblowers' first-person accounts of the retaliation and abuse they have suffered at the hands of current and former  more

Q&A: Mysterious Drug Pricing Needs a Dose of Sunshine
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Mysterious Drug Pricing Needs a Dose of Sunshine Q: What are pharmacy benefit managers? A: Iowans may not know exactly what pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are, but they do know they're fed up with sticker shock at the pharmacy counter. Six decades ago, PBMs started out processing drug claims. Then, they evolved into an intermediary between pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies and third-p  more

Rep. Nunn: Eric Kim Commended for Role as Legislative Director
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Eric Kim, for his distinguished service as the Legislative Director for our Congressional Office. Eric stepped into a high demand environment and helped successfully execute on a series of legislative victories to improve national security, reduce government red tape, and improve America'  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley Issues Opening Statement at Executive Business Meeting on Nomination of Patel to Be FBI Director
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at Feb. 13, 2025, executive business meeting on the nomination of Kash Patel to be FBI Director: * * * Good morning. Today, we've got two items on our agenda. Kash Patel's nomination to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. Because the HALT Fentanyl Act is listed on the agenda for the first time, it'll  more