WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington's Groundbreaking Cancer Detection Bill Gains Support from Republicans, Democrats, and Dallas Cowboys Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) re-introduced the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act ( H.R.842 ), legislation to allow for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests to be covered by Medicare in a timely manner   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends President Trump's Executive Order Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she is leading 18 states in defending President Trump's executive order that restores the meaning and value of American citizenship. On day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Booker Introduce the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA), legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Nor-Am Cold Storage Cut Through Red Tape to Ship Refrigerated Products to European Union from Cherokee Facility HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that, after facing roadblocks, his office helped Nor-Am Cold Storage receive approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to ship refrigerated products - including I  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds introduces bill to improve math proficiency, require basic civics education Today, Governor Kim Reynolds introduced legislation to improve students' math proficiency and civics education to the Iowa House and Senate. A recent report by the U.S. Department of Education shows declining math scores among Iowa students. According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress,   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Des Moines man was sentenced today to 17 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance containing fentanyl. According to public court documents and evidence presented at trial, in the fall of 2023, Sharmarke Omar Mohamed, 37, was identified as a source of supply of counterfeit fentanyl pills in the Des Moines metro. Police   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Oscar Navarro-Zepeda, 43, from Spencer, Iowa, was sentenced on January 31, 2025, to 204 months' imprisonment. Navarro-Zepeda was convicted by a jury on August 22, 2024, after a 3 1/2 day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Navarro-Zepeda was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Primary Care Workforce DES MOINES -- U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced new legislation to address the primary care provider shortage and strengthen the healthcare workforce. The bipartisan Train More Primary Care Doctors Act, co-led by U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-05), would reauthorize federal grants to support training more primary  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Launches the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant Program # Small-scale meat processors and custom lockers are encouraged to apply for Choose Iowa cost-share grants DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 3, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the launch of the Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant program. Small-scale meat processors and custom loc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Grassley-Klobuchar National Stalking Awareness Month Resolution WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution designating January as "National Stalking Awareness Month." The bipartisan and bicameral effort aims to drive awareness of the dangers of stalking and enco  more