WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) supported, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice, the Rural Small Business Resilience Act. This legislation would ensure that small businesses have full access to the financial support that they need after a disaster. "Our small businesses form the foundation of our vibrant main streets in rural Iowa. These businesses -- and the entrepreneurs who take   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) signed as a cosponsor of the bicameral Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, introduced by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa). "Women across America deserve access to quality contraceptives. Ensuring access to contraceptives over-the-counter at the neighborhood pharmacy is common sense and good policy," said LaLota. "This bill would remove birth  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 44 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to strike down the Biden administration's rule endangering the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied alien children. The CRA would force meaningful reforms to the government's Unaccompanied Children (UC) program. "From the moment he took office, P  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 12, 2024: * * * Mr. Chairman, Initially, I thought today's hearing related to federal revenues was a nice change of pace, particularly when compared to the 19 hearings we've had in this committee on global warming. As I said last year at our first hearing concerning tax issues, "Congress should regularly examine tax incentives, ju  more