WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * As Senate Takes Up Sarah's Law, Ernst Calls to Pass Bill Immediately WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded that the Senate pass the Laken Riley Act and her Sarah's Law to close loopholes in federal law that have caused a regular occurrence of innocent Americans falling victim to crimes committed by illegal immigrants. On January 31, 2016, the night of her college graduation, Sarah Root,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 01-15-25 Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Pure Prairie Poultry, PRINTS Act, supporting local law enforcement, updates on Hurricane Helene damage, the presidential inauguration and Grassley's priorities for the Senate Judiciary Committee. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Launches Inspector General Caucus WASHINGTON - To continue her work as a champion for taxpayers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a bipartisan group of senators in launching the Inspector General Caucus that will work to ensure the executive branch watchdogs are empowered to properly identify and mitigate waste, fraud, and abuse. Inspectors general (IGs) supplied key details in Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Statement After Hegseth Hearing WASHINGTON - Following nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's hearing today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement: "After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense," said Senator Joni Ernst. "Our next commander i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Statement on Hostage Deal WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Abraham Accords Caucus co-chair, released the following statement after an announcement that hostages held by Iran-backed Hamas will be released. Ernst has been a fierce advocate for freeing the hostages and kept up the drumbeat to bring them home. "The living nightmare these hostages have been forced to endure for 466 long  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Close Migrant Crime Loophole Through Sarah's Law WASHINGTON - As we near the 9 th anniversary of a young Iowan's death at the hands of an illegal immigrant driving drunk, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is continuing her push for Sarah's Law to honor the memory of Sarah Root and close the loophole in federal law that allowed her killer to escape justice when he was released by federal law   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Opening Statement on the Nomination of Pam Bondi Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on "The Nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States" Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to this very important hearing to consider the nomination of former F  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Longtime Champion of the False Claims Act, Urges U.S. Court of Appeals to Uphold Provision to Fight Fraud, Empower Whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that strengthened the False Claims Act, is urging the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the law's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Ernst champion Sarah's Law to require ICE to detain illegal aliens who harm Americans WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and colleagues in introducing Sarah's Law to help make sure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains and removes illegal immigrants who kill or seriously injure Americans. "B  more