WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bombshell Report Confirms Grassley Oversight of Biden-Harris Admin's Failure to Protect Migrant Children Nonpartisan watchdog found Biden-Harris administration lost track of hundreds-of-thousands of children, placed children with dangerous sponsors and restricted information sharing with law enforcement. WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Securit  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers hosts Lower Pool 10 restoration project groundbreaking The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating the start of the Lower Pool 10 habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project with a groundbreaking ceremony April 22, at 1 p.m. at the North Gazebo in Guttenberg, Iowa. The project is in a side channel/island complex on the Iowa   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Secret Service's Ability to Combat Cyber Money Laundering Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to help the Secret Service better detect and deter cybercrimes. The Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act would update c  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Davis, Bonamici, Moore, Plaskett, Horsford Champion Bill to Increase Guaranteed Child Care Funding while GOP Plans to Cut Federal Child Care Dollars Building Child Care for a Better Future Act expands Building Child Care for a Better Future Act expands guaranteed child care funding and creates grants to improve child care workforce, supply, quality, and access. In contrast, Republican-proposed  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR enforcement actions, published 4/3/2025 DES MOINES - DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Fin  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Demands Answers After Whistleblowers Accuse Management of Shocking Waste at Watchdog Agency WASHINGTON - After whistleblowers asserted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) leadership made a series of wasteful and ill-advised financial decisions, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from the watchdog agency. The allegations range from u  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst on DOGE: The E Stands for Efficiency WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, advocated for a more efficient government for American taxpayers by ensuring public servants are actually serving the American people. During a U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing, Ernst pointed out several bureaucrats that he  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes for Year-Round E15 WASHINGTON - As the summer driving season quickly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined her colleagues to request the Trump administration issue year-round, nationwide E15 waivers to provide certainty for Iowa producers, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and give consumers choices at the pump. Earlier this week,  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst, Williams Extend Pursuit of COVID Fraudsters After Biden Dropped the Ball WASHINGTON - After a shocking report revealed that the Biden Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to pursue nearly two million individuals suspected of stealing pandemic aid, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced that the Region 15 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold consecutive virtual meetings on Thursday, April 10, 2025. These meetings, crucial for the allocation and planning of public safety spectrum in Iowa, will address key issues related to emergency communications. The 700 MHz RPC meeting will commence at 1:30 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) v  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Colleagues Ask Trump to Permit the Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and t heir colleagues in asking President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 to enhance America's energy security and lower fuel costs for consumers while leveraging American agriculture. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes SafeSport to Take Action to Address Major Failings WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on his oversight of the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vetting and hiring practices. The organization previously hired an investigator, Jason Krasley, who was later charged with theft, harassment and sex crimes. "Congress established SafeSport   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes SafeSport to Take Action to Address Major Failings WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is following up on his oversight of the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vetting and hiring practices. The organization previously hired an investigator, Jason Krasley, who was later charged with theft, harassment and s  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes Social Security Administration for Answers and Accountability on $718 Million in Alleged Improper Payments WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing the Social Security Administration (SSA) for answers and corrective action to address the agency's failure to confront verification issues that have resulted in millions, and perhaps billions, in improper Supplemental Secu  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cantwell Introduce Bill to Restore Congress' Constitutional Role in Trade WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a former chairman of the committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to restore Congress' constitutionally authorized role in setting and approving U.S. trade policy. The Trade Review Act of 2025 would requir  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Move to Crack Down on Criminal Digital Transactions WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the bipartisan Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act to enhance the Secret Service's investigative authority over criminal digital asset transactions. "As money laundering schemes co  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Move to Crack Down on Criminal Digital Transactions WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the bipartisan Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act to enhance the Secret Service's investigative authority over criminal   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Thune, Colleagues Urge Trump to Authorize Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in urging President Trump to permit the nationwide sale of E15 fuel through the 2025 summer driving season and beyond. The move would enhance America's energy security and lowe  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Introduces Bill Codifying Trump Admin EO Targeting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Protecting American Taxpayers from Wasteful Spending Act, which would codify President Trump's executive order from March 25th, 2025, promoting financial integrity, transparency, and efficiency by improving the Department of the Treasury's ability to scre  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Tony Perkins to Discuss His Bill to Eliminate Universal Injunctions and End Unconstitutional Judicial Overreach WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to discuss his legislation to end universal injunctions and ensure district judges are limited to deciding  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Newhouse Introduce the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) today introduced the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, legislation that requires congressional approval for the designation of national monuments. Also cosponsoring this legisla  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Natural Resource Commission to Meet on April 8 in Storm Lake STORM LAKE, Iowa - The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold its monthly meeting on April 8, beginning at 2 p.m., in Meeting Room-A, at King's Pointe Resort, 1520 East Lakeshore Drive, in Storm Lake. The meeting is open to the public. The public may also participate   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Bill to Combat Illicit Terrorist Financing Passes Committee WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, the House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed Representative Zach Nunn's (IA-03) bipartisan legislation to bolster America's national security and strengthen the digital asset ecosystem. The Financial Technology Protection Act would establish a working group among key federal government departments, in  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Modernize SNAP Benefits WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Grace Meng (NY-06) introduced a bipartisan bill to allow Americans to use nutrition assistance benefits on warm, ready-to-eat meals. The Hot Foods Act is a commonsense fix that would support families across Iowa and the country--especially working parents, seniors, and individuals with dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- President Trump sent 18 nominations to the Senate on March 31, 2025: Marc Andersen, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Gregory Autry, of Florida, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs). Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Jonathan Berry, of Maryland, to be S  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Wicker Lead Bipartisan Group Of 60 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Expand Telehealth Access, Make Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities Current Flexibilities Set To Expire September 30 Without Congressional Action WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and John Barrasso (R-W  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Mr. President, probably all my colleagues are very concerned that we have learned, over the last few months or couple years, that our Department of HHS is not tracking the 300,000 children--unaccompanied children--under our immigration laws. We don't know where they are. And if you are one of these Senators that is concerned about that, I would like to say, this morning, I want to d  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 3, 2025, during the bipartisan markup of prescription drug pricing bills: * * * Today we have one nomination and six bills on the agenda. Patrick Davis, who has been nominated to be an Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department, is on the agenda for the first time, so he'll be held over. The six bills on the agenda are ripe for consi  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Requesting President Trump to Permit the Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 Fuel WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and other colleagues in requesting President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 in order to enhance America's energy security and lower fuel costs for  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Grassley-Led Bills to Lower Prescription Drug Prices WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a markup on six bipartisan Grassley-backed bills to boost competition in the pharmaceutical industry and improve access to more affordable prescription drugs. All six bills advanced in committee by voice vote. "Americans facing sky  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Grassley-Led Bills to Lower Prescription Drug Prices WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a markup on six bipartisan Grassley-backed bills to boost competition in the pharmaceutical industry and improve access to more affordable prescription drugs. All six bills advanced in comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees WASHINGTON - Today, under Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) leadership, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Casey Mulligan to serve as Chief Counsel for Advocacy. During their nomination hearing, Chair Ernst to  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees Nominees will be vital in making the small business economy great again. WASHINGTON - Today, under Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) leadership, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Sm  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Graham, and Blumenthal Introduce Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) this week introduced legislation with primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and global actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. ~~ ~~ These sanctions wo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Durbin Ask Trump to Permit the Nationwide, Year-Round Sale of E15 Fuel WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in asking President Trump to permitthe year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 in order to enhance America's energy security and lower fuel costs for consumers while leveraging American ag  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 20, 2025, from Absolute Energy LLC, St. Ansgar, Iowa: * * * Submission of feedback: Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Mr. William Hohenstein, On behalf of Absolute Energy, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the USDA's continued dedication and hard work in supporting the biofuel industry across the United States. As an ethanol pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Clean Fuels Alliance America: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Re: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Interim Rule * * * De  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on March 6, 2025, from Continuum Ag, Washington, Iowa: * * * Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Summary of Recommendations 1. Use a Book and Claim approach for low carbon feedstock tracking rather than Mass Balance 2. Use the GREET FD-CIC to calculate CI Scores rather than the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator (USDA FD-CIC) 3.  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Waterman Nominated to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District WASHINGTON - Iowan David C. Waterman was nominated today by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. "I'm proud to endorse Mr. Wat  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch-Sponsored Bipartisan Bills to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs Advance Out of Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a slate of bipartisan bills to lower the cost of prescription drugs, including several sponsored by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.). "We're facing an affordability crisis right now, and the cost of health care and prescription drugs  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & SCHATZ LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, PERMANENTLY SECURE FLEXIBILITIES Bipartisan Group of Senators Renews Push to Enact Most Extensive Telehealth Legislation in Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Wednesday led 60 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort to reintroduce   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren Lead Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Quality, Affordable Child Care for American Families Meanwhile, Republican-proposed funding cuts to pay for tax breaks for billionaires would eliminate child care for 40,000 children, according to recent CLASP analysis Mass layoffs at HHS will also make child care   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Sanctions Against the Russian Federation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 49 of his Senate colleagues in introducing primary and secondary sanctions against the Russian Federation and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be imposed if Russia refuses to engage in good faith negotiations for a lasting peace with Ukraine   more