WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Cantwell, Grassley, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bill to Reassert Congressional Trade Role Legislation Would Require Congressional Approval of New Tariffs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined fellow Finance Committee members U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Slotkin Work to Ensure Fertilizer Access for Farmers RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are working to reinstate potash and add phosphate - both critical fertilizer ingredients - to the U.S. Critical Minerals List. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the lawmakers explain this designation wil  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Supports Legislation to Keep Rural Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Open HULL, IOWA - In February, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) cosponsored the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act, which would codify the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and rename it to the Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance P  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Honored by National Foreign Trade Council for Longtime Commitment to Pro-Growth Policies WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, accepted the National Foreign Trade Council Foundation's (NFTC) International Tax Award for his decades-long commitment to pro-growth tax policies. "I'm honored to be recogniz  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Resolution Marking April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution designating April as "National Sexual Assault Awareness Month." Their resolution was cosponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.),   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Push to Expand Telehealth Access, Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan group of 60 senators in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. The legislation will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make telehealth flexibi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Colleagues Push to Secure Fertilizer Access for Farmers WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers in a letter urging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to reinstate potash and add phosphate - both critical fertilizer ingredients - to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Honors the Commissioning of the USS Iowa on House Floor -- Remarks as Delivered -- "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, "I rise today to honor the commissioning of the U.S. Navy's state-of-the-art, nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Iowa, and the brave men and women who will serve aboard her. "This vessel represents not only the strength and innovation of our naval warfighters, but also the heart and  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of Iowa Farmers' Access to Land WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced a bipartisan bill to help bring the next generation of Iowans into family farming. The New Producer Economic Security Act would expand access to land and capital to support the next generation of farmers. "In Iowa, agricu  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Courts, Congress and the Constitution Q: What are "universal injunctions?" A: An injunction is a court order requiring someone to do or stop doing a specific action. Temporary restraining orders (TRO) are similar to injunctions but are short term, unappealable orders from the court directing someone to take or not take some action until the court can review more fully. Historically, injunc  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Rep. Cammack & Colleagues Write Letter To Interior Dept. In Support of Critical Minerals WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting to reinstate potash and add phosphate - both critical fertilizer ingredients - to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Reassert Congressional Trade Role Legislation requires the President to explain reasoning and impacts of new tariffs to Congress within 48 hours All new tariffs would expire after 60 days unless Congress explicitly approves them WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Maria   more