WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Grassley Continue Bipartisan Push to Invest in Local Law Enforcement Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase grant funding for small law enforcement agencies in Nevada and across the country. The Invest to Protect Act would set aside $250 million to help local police inve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Unmasks Biden's Green Energy Mandates, Fights for Transparency WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, blasted Washington's overreach on the Senate floor, unmasking the Biden administration's green energy agenda as a major driver behind the record-breaking 110,000 pages of regulations issued last year that hurt hardworking Americans. Ernst  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Increase Pensions for Medal of Honor Recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Medal of Honor Act, which would increase pensions for Medal of Honor recipients from $16,880 per year to $67,500 per year. More than 3,500 Americans have been awarded the Medal of Honor with approximately 60 cur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Overturn Biden-Era Ban on Gas-Fired Water Heaters WASHIGNTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives approved, a joint resolution overturning a Biden-era ban on gas-fired water heaters. "Alongside my Republican colleagues, I voted to overturn a Biden-era ban on gas-fired water heaters. This mandate only increases prices, reduces cons  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Grassley Opening Statement on DOJ Nominees John Sauer, Harmeet Dhillon and Aaron Reitz Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "The Nominations of John Sauer (Solicitor General), Harmeet Dhillon (Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division) and Aaron Reitz (Assistant At  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Bennet Launch Bill to Improve Kids' Access to Life-Saving Medical Care Download video HERE WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health care access for children with complex medical conditions. The Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act simplifies out-of-state Medicaid screening an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Seek to Boost Investment in Local Police Departments WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act to increase local law enforcement's access to training, mental health support, and recruitme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Grassley, Ossoff Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Curb Prison Contraband WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to stem the flow of contraband in federal prisons. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would enhanc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Secures Argentine President Milei's Partnership in Credit Suisse Investigation into Nazi-Linked Accounts WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is welcoming Argentine President Javier Milei's commitment to support Grassley's ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse and its historic servicing of Nazi-link  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Local Producers Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Local Meat Processing Act, legislation that would remove regulatory roadblocks to increase meat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks, Dingell Reintroduce Bill to Expedite Broadband Expansion Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) reintroduced the Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act, legislation that would require National Telecommunications and Information Administration to periodically report to Congress on whether the Departments of Interior and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the extraordinary work delivered by Nicole Schmitt, our Director of Operations and Scheduler. Throughout her tenure in our office, she helped direct a dynamic and highly effective professional team, including recruiting and supervising staff assistants and Congressional interns. Dur  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 27, 2025, at an executive business meeting on the Department of Justice nominations and the HALT Fentanyl Act: * * * Good morning. Today, we have three items on our agenda: Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Deputy Attorney General, Gail Slater's to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, and S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to advance the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act. The bipartisan legislation, led by Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), would permanently classify fentany  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances HALT Fentanyl Act The HALT Fentanyl Act passed by a bipartisan vote of 16-5. WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to advance the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act. The bipartisan legislation, led by Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Lab  more