WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sought to cut off federal funds to entities the Justice Department (DOJ) has identified as facilitating sexual abuse and harassment against unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Democrats objected to Grassley's measure, instead proposing a bloated amendment that would cement the Biden-Harris policies that  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for trying to twist her way out of responsibility for prices spinning out of control, despite casting the tie-breaking votes on trillions in reckless spending and imposing the most expansive regulatory agenda in history. Ernst pointed out that San Francisco liberal Kamala Harris' plan to enact communist price controls would be game over for hardwo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Supporting America's Children and Families Act, which would reauthorize Title IV-B of the Social Security Act for the first time since 2021. Title IV-B provides federal resources to states to support children in foster care and keep families together. This legislation also includes a Feenstra-sponsored bill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accepted the American Fraternal Alliance's first-ever "Fraternal Ally Award" for his work to support fraternal benefit societies. Grassley is a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. "Fraternal benefit societies are deeply rooted in the fabric of our nation. For centuries, they've made an impact by living out their core principles of membership,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in sending a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) seeking an update on its pharmaceutical acquisition strategy following the decision in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the Telehealth Modernization Act, introduced by Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.), Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Jefferson Van Drew (R-N.J.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), advanced out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bipartisan legislation would extend t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee, celebrated passage of their Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation introduced in July 2023 breaks down barriers for children with complex medical conditio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Yesterday, the House passed Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01) bipartisan Medicaid Program Improvement Act. This vital legislation introduced will improve the accuracy and reliability of address information for Medicaid beneficiaries, ensuring seamless access to healthcare services for millions of Americans. "House passage of the Medicaid Program Improvement Act is a sig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) to discuss the impact - which he has experienced personally - of dangerous rhetoric from the Left that has led to now multiple attempts on President Trump's life. Lea  more