WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, are calling on the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider proposed regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and exis  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Would Make Xylazine a Schedule III Controlled Substance While Protecting Access for Veterinarians Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), along with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: On Sunday, Iowa native Caitlin Clark smashed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) all-time leading scorer record. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) are leading their colleagues in recognizing Clark's incredible achievements as part of the Hawkeye women's basketball team. "Iowans are beyond proud of Caitlin Clark   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by small meat and poultry processors. Eight of their Senate Republican colleagues joined the letter. "Given the technical complexity and high costs of wastewater treatment   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, are calling on the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider proposed regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing power plants and address issues raised in the Small Bu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act. This legislation would help states develop and deploy best practices to combat maternal mortality and improve maternal healthcare outcomes in rural communities. "As a father of four, I believe that we must do everything possible to keep our  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * This week, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan urging the agency to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processors. Nine of their Senate Republican colleagues and 17 of their House Republican colleagues also joined the letter. "Given the techni  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today submitted a statement for the record honoring Iowa native Caitlin Clark for her achievements in women's basketball. Grassley also joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) in introducing a resolution congratulating Clark for becoming the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) all-time leading scorer in Division   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw its new meat and poultry wastewater proposal, which stands to hamper rural economies and drive small- and mid-sized processing facilities out of business. "Given the technical complexity and high costs of wastewater treatment alterations, coupled with the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are urging nine U.S. media companies to stop working with or accepting money from China Daily, a publication that targets Americans with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. In their letter, the senators expressed serious concerns about the CCP's efforts to infiltrate U.S. institutions, which include subverting domestic news outlets to amplify i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) announced Mason City Chief of Police, Jeff Brinkley, will be her guest at the State of the Union on March 7, 2024. "I am excited to join Congresswoman Hinson in Washington this week to highlight the devastating consequences of the White House's policy decisions related to the border and the ways our officers are working to keep Iowans safe as it impacts us each day. Though Mason Cit  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement on the government funding package. "The government spending process is broken, and I share Iowans' frustration with the months of political games surrounding it. This package includes meaningful cuts to agencies that have been weaponized against the American people - including a 9% cut to the FBI and a 7% cut to the ATF - and defu  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: DES MOINES - U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced March mobile office hours across Iowa's Third District to assist constituents who may not be able to travel to one of the Third District Congressional offices in Creston, Des Moines, and Ottumwa. At these mobile office hours, Iowans will be able to get help from their Congressional office with Social Security, Medicare, passports,   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) to discuss how American communities are suffering under President Biden. In the wake of the illegal immigrant murder of   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) to discuss how American communities are suffering under President Biden. In the wake of the il  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 6, 2024, at a hearing on how primary care improves health care efficiency: * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today's hearing on strengthening primary care. Americans spend more than 4.3 trillion dollars annually on health care. Our spending has more than tripled as a percentage of gross domestic product since 1960. Growing health car  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, are calling on the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider prop  more