WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Kids' Access to Life-Saving Medical Care Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), alongside U.S. Representatives Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), introduced legislation to improve access to life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Small Producers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to remove regulatory roadblocks and increase meat processing capacity by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Ernst recently introduced the Expanding Local Meat Proces  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Miller-Meeks Expose Billion-Dollar Boondoggles WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is exposing more waste with her Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act that will require the disclosure of any government project that is $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. "From moondoggles to off-the-rails projects, Washington can't seem to ever make the trains run on time or   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Introduce Farm to Fly Act to Support Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and promote the role that Iowa agriculture plays in developing this future fuel. The Farm to Fly Act - led by U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) - would add a definiti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * 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 recruitment and retention resources. "Law enforcement in Iowa and ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, 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-linked accounts. This includes providing archiva  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- 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. 28 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Ernst Expose Billion-Dollar Boondoggles Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are taking action to rein in Washington's wasteful spending with the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act. This legislation will require public disclosure of any government project that is more than $1 billion over budget or f  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Schrier Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Domestic Manufacturing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today reintroduced the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act in the 119th Congress. This bipartisan legislation directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Farm Matters on the Menu Q: What ag policies are on your radar in the new Congress? A: While work is underway on writing a new farm bill, I'm also rolling up my sleeves on legislative proposals and oversight efforts to address key issues facing the farm economy and rural communities. Since the new Congress started in January, I'm working on issues that matter to the bottom lines of Iowa fa  more