WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 51 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue timely guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit to give farmers, blenders, retailers, and fuel users certainty and the time needed to make additional clean fuel projects a reality. The 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit consolidates and replaces several fuel-related c  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan group of senators in telling the stories of the eight Americans who have been held hostage by Iran-backed Hamas and calling for an end to the uncertainty their families have endured since October 7th. Senator Ernst told the stories of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Sagui Dekel-Chen, and Keith Siegel. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) shared   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 12 of her Senate Republican colleagues in reiterating their unwavering support for Israel and blasting the Biden-Harris administration and Senate Democrats for failing to stand with our closest ally in the Middle East, especially as eight Americans are being held hostage by Iran-backed Hamas. Ernst was jo  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced they will be joined by Ruby and Hagit Chen for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress today. Although Ruby and Hagit were first told that their 19-year-old son, Itay, was alive and being held hostage by Hamas, along with seven other Americans, they learned in March that he had been killed on the bo  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Restoring Civility on Campus Act to require universities and the Department of Education to immediately address civil rights complaints if a student experiences violence or harassment on campus because of their heritage. The bill builds upon Senator Ernst's work to combat antisemitism and hold the Biden administration accountable fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the state's entire congressional delegation in calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to adjust USDA's current disaster programs to improve federal assistance available to farmers. The letter comes after Iowa end  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Storm Recovery and Community Restoration Act to help Iowa families and communities recover and rebuild following severe storms, particularly the recent flooding and tornadoes. This legislation specifically gives taxpayers the most flexibility with their finances as they recover from storms by removing limitations on charitable contributions made through  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: "Last month, I traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Netanyahu to strengthen our alliance and express our unwavering support for Israel. His message today was the same message he gave me in June the people of Israel deeply appreciate U.S. supp  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation the Strengthening Evidence-Based Prevention Services Act authored by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull), which would help keep vulnerable children out of the foster care system by funding comprehensive evaluations of prevention services so that these programs can be certified and deployed in our communities. "Strong families are the foundation   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released bodycam footage of local law enforcement and United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel responding to the scene of the shooter in Butler, Pennsylvania. The video was obtained from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit in compliance with congressional requests. The footage records Beaver County and USSS officers gathering facts and recapping a timeline o  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hosted a roundtable examining the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s unlawful failure to collect DNA from illegal immigrants apprehended at the border, as well as its retaliation against whistleblowers who reported the violations. Per the Office of Special Counsel, DHS' noncompliance with the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 has "compromised public  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in introducing legation directing universities and the Education Department to immediately address civil rights complaints if a student experiences violence or harassment on campus because of their heritage. The Restoring Civility on Campus Act builds on Grassley's work to support Isra  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening remarks from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining CBO's Updated 2024-2034 Budget and Economic Outlook." CBO is the Congressional Budget Office. * * * Thank you for agreeing to my request for today's hearing with Director Swagel. It's been nearly four years since the CBO Director last testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the nation's budget outlook.  more