WASHINGTON, July 31 -- 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, will host an Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa State University on Tuesday, August 6, featuring successful small business speakers, information sessions with procurement experts, and networking opportunities with federal, state, and local agency officials. The event will connect Iowa's small businesses to the federal m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement calling for swift passage of the Farm Bill. Feenstra voted to advance the Farm Bill out of the House Agriculture Committee in May. "In May, I voted to advance the Farm Bill out of the House Agriculture Committee because we need to deliver relief and certainty for our farmers and producers. This legislation includes many prior  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Increasing Small-Scale Poultry Processing Opportunities Act, which would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow poultry processing facilities to perform regular slaughter and custom-exempt at the same facility. "On my 36 County Tour and annual agriculture tour, I've met with poultry producers who are frustrated by the lack of conve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), led Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to increase working families' access to quality, affordable child care. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act of 2024 strengthens child care services, increases the supply of child care providers, and improves the program to support families and providers in the pursuit of quality, affo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today reintroduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA). The legislation would enhance recovery resources for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses, ensure a consistent adjudication process and bolster transparency standards for academic institutions. "Our bill is a coordinated approach to addressing incidents of sexual a  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Eldora on August 7 and Boone on August 8 as part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa. "Representative government relies on open dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I welcome the opportunity to meet face-to-face with Iowans in Hardin and Boone counties, and look forward to bringing your insights back to th  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, is leading the call to bring American hostages held by Iran-backed Hamas home and to force the Biden-Harris administration to stand with Israel. Ernst has been a fierce advocate for freeing the hostages and kept up the drumbeat to bring them home. On October  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today on Fox Business' Cavuto: Coast to Coast called for the Secret Service to be transparent and take accountability for its failures following the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Grassley questioned the Secret Service's Acting Director at a Senate hearing yesterday and has released a trove of records as part of his ongoing Secret Service oversight. Vide  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R-IA-1) and Scott Peters (D-CA-50) led a group of 14 bipartisan colleagues in a request to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to advance bipartisan solutions to strengthen and reform the 340B Drug Discount Program. The 340B program was created by Congress in 1992 to help health care providers who  more