WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: While the landmark case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College,made clear that it is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to discriminate on the basis of race in college admissions, the Biden administration's Department of Education (ED) continues to issue recommendations that encourage racially-motivated admissions practices. To fight back, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: On the heels of his recent efforts to conduct oversight of the prison system, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) yesterday questioned Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Collette Peters at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.  Citing security risks, Grassley demanded answers on whether the United States followed through with a commitment - revealed in a newly published Grassley report - to provide dra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), former and current chairman, respectively, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2023. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury. Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: By: Sen. Joni Ernst As published in New York Post There's no denying Washington's administrative state is unresponsive to the needs of real Americans. The worst part: Federal workers aren't even showing up to work! Thousands of veterans' calls seeking mental-health services are going unanswered, travelers are forced to cancel trips due to passport delays at the State Department, and seniors are facing increa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01) and Conservative Climate Caucus Chairman John Curtis (UT-03) today introduced the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, legislation that requires congressional approval for the designation of national monuments. Original cosponsors of the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act include: Congressional Wes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Sept. 13, 2023, on fiscal responsibility and good government: * * * In June, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to increase the debt limit and impose meaningful fiscal controls. That law was appropriately titled the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Its passage marked a long-overdue step towards fiscal sanity. I assume you've got to go back about a dozen year  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 13, 2023, at a hearing on unlocking America's potential: * * * Over the August break, I completed my annual tour of Iowa. For the 43rd straight year, I held at least onetown hall style meeting in each of Iowa's 99 counties. These meetings allow me to hear directly from my fellow Iowans about what's on their minds. As an example of listening t  more