WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Restore RFS Integrity, Promote Stable Growth for Homegrown Iowa Biofuels WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore integrity, stability, and growth to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the U.S. biofuel sector by raising Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) levels for biomass-  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Stefanik Expose Tax Dollars to China WASHINGTON - As hardworking Americans report and pay taxes on every dollar earned under the threat of an audit, this Tax Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) are forcing Washington to live by the same rules when sending tax dollars to China. After exposing that the Biden administration sent more than $18 million to C  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Help Iowa Families Adopt WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation to lower the financial costs of adoption by making the Adoption Tax Credit fully refundable and removing income as a barrier to adoption. "As a father of four, I believe that every child deserves a loving home and that we should encourage families to a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Following Feenstra Letter, National Institute of Standards & Technology Confirms Full Funding for Center for Industrial Research and Service for Remainder of Fiscal Year 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, mere hours after U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Acting Director of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Craig Burkhar  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Zuckerberg: Stop the Secrecy, End the War on Whistleblowers BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the company's reported efforts to silence whistleblower and former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams, who alleges Meta developed concerning and potentially unlawful ties with the Chi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Zuckerberg: Stop the Secrecy, End the War on Whistleblowers Letter follows explosive whistleblower allegations, potential violations of SEC regulations and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Seek to Protect MAHA Commission from Anti-Science Activists WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a lifelong family farmer, joined Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), along with Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) and Mark Alford (R-Mo.), in a letter urging the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission to   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Lee Urge DOJ to Protect Vital Antitrust Field Offices "The closure of the Chicago and San Francisco field offices would weaken antitrust enforcement in two vital sectors of the economy: agriculture and tech." WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gazette Letter to the Editor Hails Grassley Leadership on Biodiesel Grassley, with Ernst's support, leads on biodiesel Tom Brooks April 14, 2025 As General Manager of Western Dubuque Biodiesel, I want to thank Sen. Grassley for leading a bipartisan Senate effort urging the Environmental Protection Agency to increase volumes of biomass-based diesel, like biodiesel, under the federal   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Reappointed to Serve on the Bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China DES MOINES -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced his reappointment to the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China for the 119th Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson formally announced the appointment, reaffirming Rep. Nunn's leadership in holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable for human   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * On Tax Day, Ernst Cracks Down on the IRS WASHINGTON - As Americans fork over their hard-earned money to Uncle Sam on Tax Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing a trio of bills to reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to concerning reports that the agency is stockpiling weapons and filled with tax-dodging bureaucrats. The new legislation comes after Ernst laid out a series   more