WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following Iran's attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Biden's Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the integrity of American taxpayer dollars to prevent them from ever strengthening the Iranian regime. After a DoE-supported research article credited an Iranian scientist employed by Iran's state-linked Sharif University of Technology, Ernst is working to ensure taxpa  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a retired lieutenant colonel of the Iowa Army National Guard, paved the way for America to fully honor the life and legacy of Colonel Ralph Puckett, a veteran of the Korean War and Medal of Honor recipient. Ernst's bipartisan resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Rotunda for Puckett to lie in honor passed the Senate with unanimous support. "Colonel Ralph Puckett earned the n  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) joined Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) in introducing the Year-Round E15 Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow for the sale of E15 across eight Midwestern states. The bipartisan Year-Round E15 Act would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to ethanol blends above 10 percent to allow for the year-round sale of E15 in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnes  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Senate Democrats refused to consider both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without holding a trial: "Senate Democrats paid a disservice to the American people and the United States Constitution today. The Senate has the solemn constitutional responsibility to thoroughly consider the evidenc  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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 Judiciary Committee, today participated in an executive business meeting to consider the nominations of David Waterman and Matthew Gannon to be U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, respectively. Grassley has endorsed their nominations and, this morning, spoke in support of both nominees. Prepared   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) at today's Senate Finance Committee hearing advocated for Iowa agriculture, grilling U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Biden administration's "abdication of leadership on trade" and urging her to go to bat for American ethanol in Brazil. VIDEO Iowa is a U.S. agriculture powerhouse. The state is number one in corn, pork and egg production and  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Judiciary Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for smuggling contraband in federal prisons. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would upgrade the charge for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prison from a misdemeanor to a felony. "Prisoners are increasingly usi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) helped introduce the bipartisan Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act alongside Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) to address the creation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using artificial intelligence (AI). This legislation will establish a commission to develop a legal framework to assist law enforcement in preventing, detecting, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES -- U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that the Des Moines International Airport will receive more than $2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Terminal and Tower Program to fund the construction of the next phase of the new terminal area.  "Travel can be challenging - delays, poor service, and more set travelers back whether they're headed on vacation or a  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) joined Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) in sending a letter to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker urging him to change the NCAA's policies to ban biological men from participating in women's sports. In addition to Miller-Meeks and Tenney, the letter was signed by Representatives Jeff Duncan (SC-3), Nick Langworthy   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Health (IRS MATH) Act, legislation that would improve math error notices -- an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used to quickly adjust taxpayers' returns. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) introduced the bill in the House. Eac  more