WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates National FFA Week WASHINGTON - In celebration of the vital role FFA and agricultural education play in shaping the future of agriculture, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in officially designating February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week. "This outstanding youth organization is critical to helping agricultural education students develop thei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Unplugs Biden's Green Dreams WASHINGTON - In her latest fight to prioritize taxpayers in Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is defunding another billion-dollar Biden boondoggle. Ernst is introducing the Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Programs Act to end the failed electric vehicle (EV) charging station programs from the so-called infrastructure bill that resulted in just 5  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Senate Republicans Advance Budget Resolution to Secure the Border, Restore Fiscal Sanity, Unleash American Energy WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Republicans in voting to pass a budget resolution that builds on President Trump's electoral mandate to restore fiscal sanity, authorize robust resources to secure the southern border and greenlight domestic energy prod  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Trahan Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Health Care Access for Children Davenport, IA -Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committees' Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act to help children with complex med  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Taxpayer Dollars Deserve Scrutiny Q: Why did President Trump create the Department of Government Efficiency? A: The American people delivered a resounding message in November. They're fed up with lawlessness at our southern border and sick and tired of being the bottomless piggybank for partisan spending sprees. President Trump won the popular vote for a historic second term and Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 20, 2025, at an executive business meeting to consider the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331): * * * Welcome everybody. On our agenda we've got one legislative matter and two nominations listed. The Minority has exercised their right under the committee rules to hold over the nominations of Todd Blanche and Abigail Slater. So, we'll hold those nominatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Import Lower-Cost Prescription Drugs from Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, bipartisan legislation which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs, increasing   more