WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. After a shocking report revealed that tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault convictions are in the country, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 18 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill that will allow America to deport sexual offenders currently in the country and block those seeking to enter: "Led by Border Czar K  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging continued advocacy on behalf of American families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) recent decision to discontinue intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese familial ties. U.S. Representatives Erin Houchin (IN-09) and Val   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today her office will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during November and December. *Please Note: Senator Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours* Representatives from Senator Ernst's office will be available in all 99 counties to assist Iowans with problems and questions about issues involving Social Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are demanding immediate answers regarding whether the over 2,000 Iowa "voters" who self-selected as non-citizens are, in fact, non-citizens. Iowa's Secretary of State requested U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) review the list of non-citizens, which USCIS has completed. However, its field office in Des Moines is being prohibited by its D.C. off  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are calling on United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediately respond to Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's request for information regarding the citizenship status of 2,176 registered Iowa voters who self-identified as non-citizens. USCIS' Des Moines Field Office has already completed a review of t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA In honor of Veterans Day, the office of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with students from Kirkwood Community College, will host its eighth annual Veterans History Project event to chronicle firsthand accounts of Iowa veterans. "The past informs the present and shapes the future. That's why the Veterans History Project is so valuable it preserves our service members' stories  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Longtime adoption advocate Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today urged President Biden to stand up for families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) decision to end intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese familial ties. Reps. Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) and Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) are co-leading the bipartisan effort, which garnere  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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, along with Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are calling on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remove and prevent illicit drugs advertisements from Facebook and Instagram. "The United States is in the midst of a drug epidemic, with more than  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), in urging the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of misconduct   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging continued advocacy on behalf of American families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) recent decision to discontinue intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese fa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) sent a letter to the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling for an investigation into misconduct allegations against Prosecutor Karim A.A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: 103 members of Congress amplify adoptive families' plea to Biden: 'Your leadership could be life altering for these families' November 1, 2024 U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and several of their colleagues today urged President Biden to stand up for families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PR  more