WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The Office of Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school arts competition that provides a unique opportunity for students to showcase their artistic talents. "Every Spring, the Congressional Art Competition provides young Iowa artists with the opportunity to showcase their tal  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee passing her bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act. This legislation amends Title V, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant of the Social Security Act, to clarify that stillbirth prevention activities and research are an allowable use of funds. This clarificati  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom": * * * 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 i  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal, on March 12, 2024: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing, and thank you, Director Young, for coming to give the position of the administration on the budget. Today's hearing is doing what the Budget Committee's supposed to do: budget issues. We've spent a great deal of  more