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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday March 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Crapo, Risch Protect Lawful Gun Dealers from ATF
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and others to introduce the Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers' Misfortune (FIREARM) Act to protect lawful citizens from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) "zero tolerance" policy. With the ATF's rule, lawful gun dealers could lose their license and their business for a  more

Iowa Delegation to Biden: Now Is the Time to Approve Summer 2024 E-15 Sales
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senate Agriculture Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading the entire Iowa delegation in calling on President Biden for a waiver authorizing E-15 sales this summer. The letter - signed by Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps. Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn, Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks - underscores the geopolitical significance of immediate, uninterrupted access to E-15, as well as its importan  more

Risch, Crapo, Ernst Protect Lawful Gun Dealers from ATF
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Fighting Irrational Regulatory Enforcement to Avert Retailers' Misfortune (FIREARM) Act to protect lawful citizens from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) "zero tolerance" policy. With the ATF's rule, lawful gun dealers could lose their license and their business for a single, minor, clerical   more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Risch Leads Colleagues in Letter Requesting Reconsideration of Disgraced Former UNRWA Head to Lead International Committee of Red Cross
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Braun (Ind.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Steve Daine  more