WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Biden's Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a final fiduciary ruling that would harm retirement account owners and their preferred advisors by creating unnecessary red tape and limiting consumer choice. To stand up for Iowans, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) to block DOL's mandate. "During a time of economic uncertainty, with Americans grappling with the challenges   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, secured the Army's commitment to continue construction of the Future Artillery Complex in Middletown, Iowa. After the Army announced a plan last year to increase 155mm artillery munitions production, she followed up to ensure this work would remain at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. Watch her full line of questioning here. "Given the m  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced legislation - the Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act - to make needed updates to the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) so that Iowa cattle producers receive a fair market price for their livestock. "When severe storms strike or animal disease spreads, Iowa cattle producers need a safety net that they can depend on and deserve a fair price for their   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act. This legislation would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow for the detention of illegal immigrants who attack law enforcement officers. "Our law enforcement officers and border patrol agents are on the front lines of the border crisis creat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Hinson (IA-02) released the below statement following House passage of the bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act. She introduced the bill in July 2023 alongside Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12). Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Watch Rep. Hinson's floor remarks on this bill here. "Stillbi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following the Biden administration's GREET Model update, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Fox Business' Kudlow to explain how the agriculture supply chain handles its corn and soybeans. As a member of the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees, Grassley additionally underscored the importance of free trade in light of President Biden's move to hike tariffs on Chinese imports. VIDEO The GREE  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) joined "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business to discuss the Chinese Communist Party funding trips to China for Iowa students as well as the CCP's attempts to infiltrate American classrooms and colleges. Watch the interview here. "We're just scratching the surface here on the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda, and our committee is absolutely looking into this. You mentioned   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business, and Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following joint statement on the importance of Congressional oversight and the Small Business Administration's (SBA) refusal to comply with document requests and committee investigations: "The House and Senate Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is the Budget Committee's 17th hearing on climate change this Congress, but it is the first with a national security angle. Everyone knows that national security is the number one responsibility of the federal government under our constitution. I agree climate change presents some national securi  more