Thursday - October 31, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Ernst Work to Fix FAFSA Fiasco for Farm Families Gains Support
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: In light of a new report revealing that it will take the Department of Education well into 2027 to complete the implementation of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) work to fix this fiasco for farm families is gaining momentum with the endorsement of 24 education and agriculture groups. After the new formula changed a farm family's expected annual contribu  more

Grassley and Colleagues Outline Stark Consequences of Biden-Harris Failure to Follow Border Laws, Protect Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led 32 Senate and House colleagues in demanding President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris collect DNA samples from every immigrant the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) encounters, per the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. Legally protected whistleblowers to Grassley's office have exposed how DHS's failure to collect DNA hampers law enforcement efforts to stop viol  more

Grassley, Ernst Introduce Bill to Deport Illegal Migrants Convicted of Sex Crimes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- 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, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sexual offenses. The legislation follows recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data revealing more than 15,000 illegal immigrants convicted of sexual assault currently reside in the   more