WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is pressing the Biden-Harris administration to provide overdue reports to Congress regarding its Unaccompanied Children program and other refugee resettlement programs. The current administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: HULL, IOWA On October 15th, as the Medicare Open Enrollment period begins, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement encouraging eligible Iowans to enroll in a Medicare plan before the December 7th deadline: "Beginning today through Saturday December 7th, I encourage Iowans eligible for Medicare to enroll in a plan that fits their healthcare needs. Seniors and those eligible can enroll  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led a bipartisan letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) demanding answers on the steps it is taking to ensure veterans' access to quality, timely compensation and pension examinations (C&P exams) amid allegations contracted services and insufficient federal oversight have negatively impacted veterans. Joining Grassley are Sens. Joni Ernst   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Streamlining and Coordinating Support for Rural Small Businesses": * * * Good afternoon, Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and members of the Committee, and thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is Grant Menke, and I serve as the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for the Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony Verlin 'Gus' Barker, president and CEO of First Community Bank, on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Streamlining and Coordinating Support for Rural Small Businesses": * * * Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and members of the Committee, I am Gus Barker, President and CEO of First Community Bank, headquartered in Newe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony Zach Luse, CEO and founder of Paragon Digital Marketing, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Streamlining and Coordinating Support for Rural Small Businesses": * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and all members of this committee. It is an honor to be here with you today to share my story of entrepreneurship in rural America and working with government ag  more