WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Delivers for Iowans in First 100 Days of Senate Republican Majority WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement to celebrate 100 days of leadership from Senate Republicans. "During these first 100 days under Republican leadership, I've been hard at work delivering on the mandate Iowans and the American people gave us in November," said Senator Ernst. "I've conti  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mike Molstead Motors RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mike Molstead Motors of Floyd County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Mike Molstead built a successful family-owned   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mike Molstead Motors Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mike M  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Bicameral Letter to USDA, HHS, EPA on MAHA Commission Stance on Products Essential to Food and Agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Mark Alford (R-MO) alongside U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) led a bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Health a  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High Quality Meat and Poultry Products WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in reintroducing the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poul  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Lee Urge DOJ to Protect Vital Antitrust Field Offices WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, are advocating for the Chicago and San Francisco antitrust field offices to remain open. Many agricultural and tech antitrust cases are  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 14 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report # April 7-13, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 14, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined to issue several orders in connection with its investigation into products containing tirzepatide, concluding the probe into allegations of trademark infringement and false advertising. The ITC issued a general exclusion order (GEO) that prohibits the importation of products containing tirzepatide or products that falsely purport to contain tirzepatide, which infringe U.S. Trademark No. 6,809,369 or ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments (Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump's America First agenda at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ensuring the  more