WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on the economic harms of restricting reproductive freedom on Feb. 28, 2024: * * * Good morning, Mr. Chairman. We're tackling a very serious topic this morning. Abortion is above all a moral and legal issue. It's not an issue that lends itself to being looked at solely through an economic lens. After all, life is priceless. There's a rea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted President Biden's refusal to use his authority to secure our nation's border. Since 22-year-old Iowan Sarah Root was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk eight years ago, Ernst has warned against the fatal consequences of failing to fully prosecute illegal immigrants. Click here or above to watch. Backgroun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading legislation to protect gun dealers' Second Amendment rights in the face of the Biden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) punishing "zero tolerance" crackdown. After the Biden administration instituted an approach that puts Federal Firearm License (FFL) holders at risk of having their licenses revoked for a single, minor, clerical error, Ernst's   more