WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA -- Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after cases of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in Northwest Iowa -- impacting over four million birds in Sioux County and two dairy farms in both Sioux and O'Brien counties. "Confirmed reports of bird flu in Northwest Iowa are a serious concern for me, our producers, and our economy. Since last week, I've be  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Brandon Blankenship, chief information security officer at ProCircular, from a hearing dated May 13, 2024, entitled "Iowa: A Leader in Veteran Healthcare Innovation": * * * Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Although I am the chief information security officer for ProCircular, a cybersecurity services firm based out of Iowa, I believe my value to this subcommittee can be best vocaliz  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following written testimony by Carolyn Clancy, assistant under secretary for health in the Office of Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, from a hearing dated May 13, 2024, entitled "Iowa: A Leader in Veteran Healthcare Innovation": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Members of the Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on June 10, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) released the following statement after reports of a stabbing of Americans at a public park in Jilin City, China: "My office and I are in touch with an impacted Iowa family. "We are working through proper channels and requesting to speak with the U.S. Embassy on appropriate matters to ensure that the victims first receive quality   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following written testimony by Mike Castellano, a professor of Agronomy at the Iowa State University, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Droughts, Dollars, and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate": * * * Climate change is a serious risk. We must take steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change without causing economic retreat or slowing of progress towards improving the human condition, much of which is att  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 15, 2024, entitled "Budgeting for the Storm: Climate Change and the Costs to National Security": * * * 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 o  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Droughts, Dollars, and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate": * * * Mr. Chairman, I thank you for recognizing the tragedy that happened in Greenfield, Iowa. If you were watching morning television that's national, you would have seen it on television this very morning. So before we start, since  more