WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- 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: Greenfield Dental of Adair County. Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "While you may think you know the drill with dentists, Greenfield Dental is putting a smile on every face," sa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: POLK COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered a keynote address at the 2024 Iowa CEO Employee Ownership Conference in Ankeny. Grassley discussed the future of our nation's business landscape as the baby boomer generation enters retirement, as well as his longstanding support for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ES  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is sharing Iowa farmers' concerns regarding the Biden-Harris administration's approach to agriculture, energy and trade. "Farmers are struggling to stay afloat thanks to falling profitability, sky high input costs and burdensome regulations," Grassley said of his letter to P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Inside America's Fastest-Growing Criminal Enterprise: Sex Trafficking 'Washington's lack of interest in the sex-trafficking crisis is stunning. Sometimes it seems as though the only person in a position of power who cares about the issue is 91-year-old Senator Grassley.' By Madeleine Rowley October 14, 2024 The Free Press There is no question that the border crisis is the primary reason for the incr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DAVENPORT - U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks led 232 bipartisan House members in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to address the scheduled 2.8% cut in reimbursement for physicians who participate in Medicare before the end of the 118th Congress. With rising provider costs, the proposed 2025 Medicare physician payment schedule would threa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks From Housing Unaffordability": * * * Mr. Chairman, [Housing affordability] is an issue central for Iowans and all Americans, something they care about deeply. It's very central to what both Republicans and Democrats call the "American Dream." Over the past four years, Americans   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing entitled "Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security": * * * Before I continue my opening statement, I want to acknowledge today being the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Time can't erase the horrors of that day. We must always remember the thousands of Americans who lost their lives  more