WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Perry, Iowa: * * * To: Dr. Lydia Carpenter Docket No. APHIS-2022-0061 Regulatory Analysis and Development PPD, APHIS Station 2C-10.16 4700 River Road Unit 25 Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 RE: [Docket No. APHIS-2022-0061] US Swine Health Improvement Plan * * *   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 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

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating fish kill in Fort Dodge FORT DODGE - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at the South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge. On April 14, the DNR Field Office in Mason City received a call from CJ Bio America in Fort Dodge regarding a leak at their facility. A fertilizer byproduct created in the process of making lysine had emptie  more

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

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds announces submission of federal waiver for Medicaid work requirements Today, Governor Kim Reynolds directed Iowa Health and Human Services to submit a waiver to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. "It has always been a priority of mine to make sure our government programs reflect a culture of work. It is   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

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 16 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Iowa Announces New Grant Awards to Boost Youth Internships This Summer Employers receiving grants will provide meaningful work experiences in high-demand fields. DES MOINES, IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds today announced new grant awards that will help expand the number of Iowa's youth participating in internships this summer. A total of five employers are being awarded $254,000  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * New Data Show Role of Medicaid - Especially Medicaid Expansion - in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Jeopardize Progress in Combating the Fentanyl Crisis by Cutting People Off From Addiction Treatment WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a report with new data on Medicaid's role in   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

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Rep. McBride Forces Trump Administration to Reverse Harmful Manufacturing Cuts WILMINGTON, DE -- Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) announced a major win for Delaware manufacturers after the Trump Administration reversed its decision to cut funding for the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership (DEMEP) and nine other Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Businesses Talk Tariffs and Trump's Trade War at Welch's Roundtable "This is essentially a tax on the consumer." "Tariffs radically affect our manufacturing arm." "We don't know how they're going to affect us, we just know they're going to affect us." "How can you navigate the playbook if you don't know what the rules of the board are" "This is long-lasting damage to a relationship an  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Well designed, actively managed CRP benefits pheasants and more Smoke plumes on the horizon is evidence that its peak season for annual prescribed fire across the state. Prescribed fire is the most cost-effective way to manage land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), providing ecological benefits to native plantings which in turn, benefit wildlife, and in particular,  more