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 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, issued statements on the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) failure to adhere to congressional oversight ahead of the November election.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Secretary of State of Paul Pate today released the following statements after a federal district court hearing on defending election integrity laws: "Every legal vote must count and not be canceled out by a noncitizen's illegal vote," said Attorney General Bird. "State and federal law are clear. Today, we made our case in court to defend Iow  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 20-state coalition in urging a federal appeals court to shut down the political prosecution of President Trump. The multistate brief follows the district court's earlier dismissal of the case. In 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed outside attorney Jack Smith to serve as Special Counsel for the Department of Justice,  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa DNR's Sustainable Materials Management initiative is announcing the results of three studies examining the environmental and economic impacts of recycling in the state. The initiative, which promotes finding new opportunities to reduce environmental impacts, conserve resources, and reduce costs associated with managing materials throughout their life cycle, has posted thre  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments before finalizing the permits.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: After record low precipitation in September and October, drought conditions have reappeared across much of Iowa, causing river and stream flows to drop to similar levels as in 2023. Heading in to winter, the potential impacts to the fish and other aquatic organisms is concerning Iowa's fisheries experts. "We were concerned about stream flows in northern Iowa a year ago, but the mild winter a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Tell us what you think about a planned pavement replacement on U.S. 18 from U.S. 75 to west of Division Street in Hull in Sioux County. (Event # 6266). Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2025. This project will replace the existing pavement with a ten-inch-thick Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement and include ten-foot-wide shoulders. Six feet of the shoulder will be paved,  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Waterloo man who distributed a significant amount of cocaine and obtained a fraudulent loan was sentenced October 30, 2024, to twenty years in federal prison. Parrish Austin, age 40, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a February 13, 2024 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of wire fraud.* * *   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: TUCSON, AZ - U.S. Representatives Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and Ashley Hinson (IA-02) hosted a roundtable with those impacted by the fentanyl epidemic to hear their stories and discuss how Congress can continue to work to make a lasting impact combating this crisis. "In my district, and across the United States, fentanyl has infiltrated our communities, affecting people from all walks of life  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. 2 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Nov. 1, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 9:00 a.m. Secretary Blinken participates in the AI-Bioscience Collaborative International Summit in Washington, D.C. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 4:30 p.m. Secretary Blinken hosts and delivers remarks at a Diwali reception at the Department of State. (OPEN PRESS COVERAGE) The Secretary's remarks will be streamed live on the Department homepage (https://www.sta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 31, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 10:10 a.m. Secretary Blinken participates in the U.S.-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defense Ministerial meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, and Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun at the Department of State. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 12:10 p.m. Secretary Blinken par  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have published a recovery plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The   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