WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- 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: Dunlap Livestock Auction of Harrison County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "I want to congratulate the Schaben family and the team at Dunlap Livestock Auction for their lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is fighting to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for hungry families in need by stopping billions of dollars in bogus benefits resulting from bureaucratic bungling. While tens of thousands of families are waiting to be approved for SNAP, nearly $1 billion of ineligible benefits are doled outevery month, and seven states intentionally manipulated the amount   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) are spearheading efforts to determine the impacts of using farmland for both agricultural and energy production. The bipartisan Protecting Future Farmland Act will ensure that federal investment in renewable energy infrastructure, particularly solar energy projects in rural areas, preserves lan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After raising concerns to the Department of Education about Iowa's limited access to a federal program, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and all members of the Iowa delegation welcomed the news that thousands of Iowa students will now benefit from over $25 million in estimated federal aid over the next seven years.  Recent issues with the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (G  more