WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA - Today, during National Severe Weather Awareness Week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement encouraging Iowans to take necessary precautions to prepare for severe weather and noted his legislation to help the National Weather Service provide timely and accurate information to broadcasters, emergency managers, and the general public: "During National Severe Weather Awa  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: LAMONI, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) hosted a roundtable at Graceland University for Iowa students, families, administrators, and other stakeholders to share how they have been impacted by the Department of Education's botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). "Rural students shouldn't be forced to choose between their family farm and their future when navigating th  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan's (D-N.H.) bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act was passed by the full Senate. The legislation would require the public disclosure of every taxpayer-funded project that is $1 billion or more over budget or five years or more behind schedule. This disclosure would also include an explanation for the delays and added costs as well as the identification of the cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After reports that Hamas refused the latest U.S.-brokered hostage offer, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) issued a statement calling on the State of Qatar to immediately expel all members of Hamas's political office currently residing in Doha. "Enough is enough. It is crystal clear that Hamas has no interest in reasonable negotiations to release hostages from Gaza, including U.S. citizens  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: March 26, 2024 -- U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) have introduced a Senate resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to open a formal investigation into the acts of sexual violence and sexual torture committed by Hamas during and after the October 7 t  more