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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Thursday October 10, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Ernst Celebrates National 4-H Week
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and 4-H alumna, co-led a resolution with 39 of her colleagues to designate this week as National 4-H Week and recognize the important role the program plays in youth development and education. "My time as a 4-Her equipped me with the skills to lead and taught me from a young age what it means to serve my community and my country," said Sena  more

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Salvaged Designs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- 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, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Salvaged Designs of Mahaska County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Transforming the old into the extraordinary, Salvaged Designs breathes new life into forgotten treasures," sa  more

Grassley Condemns Biden-Harris Admin for Ignoring Alarms about Afghan Evacuee Vetting, Resettlement Procedures
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the below statement on the FBI arresting an Afghan native who secured a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) to enter the U.S. following the Biden-Harris administration's botched troop withdrawal from the region in 2021. The individual, now in federal custody, was plotting an ISIS-fueled terrorist attack on American soil in the coming weeks. "I was highly vocal about the  more