WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: As left-wing activists on college campuses continue to erode American students' First Amendment rights and attack Jewish students following Hamas's brutal assault on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is fighting back and leading the Students Bill of Rights Act of 2024. This effort creates a universal speech and association protection standard at all public institutions receiving Title IV funding so studen  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 41 Republican senators sent a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to fulfill the Senate's constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly to make our nat  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today participated in a hearing on chronic care and Medicare physician payment. Witnesses confirmed to Grassley the need to modernize Medicare rules and payments to ensure access to rural health care. VIDEO Read Grassley's questions below. Skip to corresponding clips at the links. Expanding Health Care   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in calling on President Biden to permit nationwide E15 sales this summer. Their letter underscores the geopolitical importance of uninterrupted biofuels access and notes the president directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue summertime waivers in 2022 and 2023. "Enabling the year-round sale   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are spearheading an effort to safeguard Second Amendment rights while preventing guns from falling into the wrong hands. The trio of Senate Judiciary Committee members today introduced legislation requiring relevant agencies and institutions to submit accurate records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), along with Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development (ONSHORE) Act. This legislation would help strengthen our supply chains by giving communities the tools that they need to attract manufacturing jobs, companies, and facilities.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, are teaming up on legislation to end abuse of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aircraft registration process. The Preventing Terrorist and Narcotic Air Events Act would close loopholes at FAA that allow drug cartels and bad actors to secure U.S. planes and use them  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Republicans' push to reorient the committee's focus to fiscal matters is taking hold in Washington. Under Democratic leadership, the Budget Committee this Congress has held 15 hearings on the climate and just three directly on the budget. Republicans received kudos for their letter this week pushing back on the committee's misguided   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Republicans' push to reorient the committee's focus to fiscal matters is taking hold in Washington. Under Democratic leadership, the Budget Committee this Congress has held 15 hearings on the climate and just three directly on the budget. Republicans received kudos for their letter this week pushing back on the committee's misguided trajectory. "Witness the amazing debate now un  more