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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Thursday July 04, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Crapo, Feenstra Lead Colleagues in Demanding that EPA Rescind Electric Vehicle Mandates
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) led more than 150 of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Biden Administration to overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses and semis. The final rule, entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3," was p  more

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Barn Wired
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Barn Wired of Keokuk County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "In just a few years, Barn Wired evolved from a small home decor business to a multifunctional community hub where   more

Grassley Renews Call for Stronger U.S. Cyber Defense after Key Department Confirms Multi-Day Hack
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is doubling down on his calls to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity in a new oversight inquiry to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which recently revealed it suffered adays-long hack in January. "Cybersecurity is extremely important today, and it'll be vital tomorrow. I've been conducting oversight of the departments with kno  more

Reps. Miller-Meeks, Craig Introduce Bipartisan 'Cooper Davis & Devin Norring Act' to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking on Social Media Platforms
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 3 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S.Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to stop drug trafficking on social media platforms and help law enforcement counter the sale of illicit drugs on social media platforms. The Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act is named for Devin Norring of Hastings, MN, and Cooper Davis of Shawnee, KS. Both teenagers died of fentanyl poi  more

U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Chuck Grassley, Colleagues Move to Overturn Biden Admin Rule Enabling Abuse of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of 44 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to strike down a Biden Administration rule that endangers the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied alien children who cross the border into the United States. The resolution would force meaningful r  more