WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed Tamra Call, Executive Director of the Obria Medical Clinic in Ames, Iowa, to testify at a hearing on reproductive health care. Call shared with Budget committee members her clinic's mission to support women in making informed, life-affirming decisions.  "Life is a priceless thing. I was glad to have our Iowa witness, Tamra Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: In September of 2022, Jose Antonio Ibarra crossed the border illegally and was released into the United States on parole due to "lack of detention space." In August of 2023, Ibarra was arrested in New York for acting in a manner to injure a child. He was released because of New York City's sanctuary city policies restricting law enforcement from complying with immigration enforcement. Last week, Ibarra was a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tom Vilsack on current agriculture issues, including telework at the USDA and nationwide sales of E15. Ernst is also requiring Vilsack to address her concerns about California's Proposition 12 setting the stage for a patchwork of state polices that undermine our farmer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) - alongside the entire Iowa congressional delegation - sent a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve year-round sales of E-15 beginning this year. Currently, the EPA has authorized year-round sales in eight states - including Iowa - beginning in 2025. "Year-round access to E-15 will lower gas prices for our families, support our farmers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, former chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Justice Department (DOJ) witnesses about glaring issues across federal prisons, citing his oversight exposing misconduct allegations at FCC Hazelton and the Biden administration's neglect to safeguard unaccompanied children who've entered the U.S. under the president's open border policies. Testifying w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the former and current chairmen, respectively, of the Senate Judiciary Committee reintroduced the Inspector General Access Act alongside their committee colleague, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). The bipartisan bill would close a loophole that precludes the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) from investigating alleged DOJ attorne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and highlighted the importance of completing a five-year Farm Bill. Consistent with his efforts encouraging federal adoption of the GREET model, a science-based tool for assessing lifecycle emissions, Grassley asked Vilsack about thesteps USDA is   more