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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday October 16, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Blackburn, Grassley, Bicameral Colleagues Call Out Abuses in the Biden-Harris Unaccompanied Migrant Children Program
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 42 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to work with Congress to root out abuses in their administration's unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) cover-up of the crisis. HHS  more

Ernst, Stefanik Demand FBI Take Action Against Antisemitic Terrorist Threats
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: As antisemitic incidents in the United States have increased 200% since Oct. 7, 2023, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) demanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate Columbia University Apartheid Divest's (CUAD) terrorist threats. After CUAD celebrated the anniversary of the horrific Oct. 7 attacks as a "moral, military and political victory," praised a H  more

Grassley Demands VP Harris Own Up for Failures as Border Czar
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote Vice President Kamala Harris asking questions about the policy decisions she has made in her role overseeing border issues for the Biden administration, as well as the dangerous consequences and crimes that have ensued as a result. "Every community is a border community because the Biden-Harris administration has refused to enforce our immigrat  more

Nunn Secures $1.5 Million to Replace Bridge in Madison County
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that he secured a $1.5 million federal investment to replace the Bevington Park Road Bridge over the Middle River in Madison County. "Iowans rely on safe bridges and roads to get to work, school, and spend time with family. We need to invest in our infrastructure so Iowans can continue to get from point A to point B," said Rep. Nunn. "That's why I'm  more

Nunn Secures $2 Million for Minburn Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that he secured a $2 million federal investment in improvements to water infrastructure in the City of Minburn. "I'm incredibly excited to announce that we secured a $2 million federal investment for much-needed improvements for the Minburn water system," said Rep. Nunn. "This investment will help the Minburn Fire Department keep people safe and ens  more