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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ernst Calls Bureaucrats to Work as Social Security Admin Ignores Iowans
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After a whistleblower revealed that the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Sioux City field office was failing to respond to Iowans, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) followed up on her oversight of the impact of federal agency's telework abuse. In a message to Ernst, an Organizational Payee whistleblower exposed the Sioux City SSA field office's habit of ignoring simpl  more

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Brownells
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Brownells of Poweshiek County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "As a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, I am proud to recognize the Brownells for their dedication to c  more

ICYMI: Hinson and AMNC President David Londo discuss No FAMS at the Border Act
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Watch the Full Conversation "You have to remember for every one air marshal we pull out of the sky, that's a flight uncovered. That's a flight that Americans are taking during the holiday season, during this Easter season, that are completely uncovered. It's unbelievable," said AMNC President Londo during the conversation. "Our air marshals have had enough of it, to be honest with you. Our air marshals are so  more

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Penn Wharton Hearing Witness: Dem Tax Proposals Won't Solve Our Fiscal Challenges
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released responses Dr. Joao Gomes submitted for the record after serving as a minority witness at a hearing titled "Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs." Gomes is a senior vice dean at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, which administers the widely r  more