Thursday - October 31, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday October 01, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Feenstra Calls for Immediate Passage of the Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement as the one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill is set to expire today: "Nearly 130 days ago, my Republican colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee and I passed the Farm Bill. This legislation is the result of conversations with our farmers and producers about their priorities, needs, and interests. We strengthened cr  more

ICYMI: Grassley Discusses Bipartisanship & Bringing Iowans' Messages to Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the 13th and Park podcast to discuss bipartisanship, food security and more. Watch the full episode HERE. Subject-specific excerpts follow. On the Top Concerns Iowans Raised at This Year's 99 County Meetings: "In two-thirds of the 99 counties, the Farm Bill came up 'Why aren't we passing a five-year Farm Bill?' Beyond that, the irritation that Iowans have, and I th  more

Warren, Braun, Lee, Grassley Lead Effort to End Wasteful Pentagon Spending
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), reintroduced the Streamline Pentagon Spending Act, bipartisan legislation to repeal statutory requirements to provide unfunded priorities lists, reduce wasteful reporting burdens, and enhance civilian oversight over the budgeta  more