WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: AMES, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, held her second annual Entrepreneur Expo on Aug. 6, 2024, at her alma mater, Iowa State University. Hundreds of Iowa small business owners attended Ernst's Expo to hear from speakers, join breakout sessions with federal agencies, network with agency officials, and learn about getting involved   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded an explanation from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman after a whistleblower revealed a federal employee was paid in full and received no discipline for being arrested for drinking and driving and spending time in jail all while on the clock. In addition to seeking clarity on this incident, Ernst questioned the guardrails HUD has in plac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: What are your favorite traditions at the Iowa State Fair? A: There's something for everyone at the historic Iowa State Fair that runs through August 18, from food and entertainment to livestock exhibits and family friendly contests. I've enjoyed attending the state fair every year since 1974. (That excludes 2020 when it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since World War I  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and former Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, co-authors of a bipartisan law to reform the U.S. organ donation system, are raising concerns regarding a potentially unethical hire at the long-troubled United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS, which has exclusively controlled the organ system for   more