WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young urging the Biden administration to withdraw the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule entitled "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Me  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Joe Biden and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young urging the Biden administration to withdraw the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule entitled "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles," which wou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program were largely used by recipient organizations to cover the organizations' overhead and operating expenses, without yet producing tangible results demonstrating the efficacy of the environmental justice program. Records and receipts tracking expenditures in the EPA's 2021 Environment  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: CHICKASAW COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced legislation to permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act, which President Reagan first enacted in 1988 and Congress has renewed three times since. The bill makes it illegal to manufacture, own or sell firearms that do not contain enough metal to set off walk-through metal detectors or x-ray machines.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: CHICKASAW COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), both farmers and members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today sent a letter to colleagues urging them to oppose efforts to weaken the Packers and Stockyards Act in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Grassley and Tester are seeking to protect consumers and foster market opportunities for fam  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's newly finalized rule that will allow eight midwestern states to sell E15 year-round beginning in 2025. The rule applies to Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. "We know that higher blends of biofuels help to save consumer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your calling today's hearing on housing affordability. In my 99 County Meetings, I regularly hear from Iowans about the lack of housing, especially at a price they can afford. While affordable housing is in short supply in many commu  more

BUTLER COUNTY, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program were largely used by recipient organizations to cover the organizations' overhead and operating expenses, without yet producing tangible results demonstrating the efficacy of the environmental justice program. Records and receipts tracking expenditu  more