DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Applauds President Trump's Executive Order Protecting Girls' Sports DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued the following statement after joining President Trump in Washington D.C. for the signing of his executive order that keeps girls' sports for girls: "Only girls belong in girls' sports--it's commonsense. I was glad to join President Trump for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Grassley, Welch Work to Provide Hospitals with Financial Stability and Security WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Rural Hospital Support Act to prevent rural hospital closures by extending and modernizing critical Medicare programs. "Hospitals are one of the last community pillars still standing in rural America. The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Cramer Reintroduce Fair Access to Banking Act to Protect Legal Industries from Debanking WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and 39 Republican colleagues reintroduced the Fair Access to Banking Act, which protects fair access to financial services and ensures banks operate in a safe and sound manner. The legislation requires that lending and services d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled "Rightsizing Government." In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that President Donald Trump is delivering on his promise to eliminate Washington waste and reform the bloated fe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Reintroduces Fair Access to Banking Act to Protect Legal Industries from Debanking ***Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - In recent years, prominent American banks have engaged in a discriminatory practice, referred to as debanking. Banks and financial institutions use their economic standing to categorically exclude law-abiding, legal industries by refusing to lend or provide se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Issues Statement on President Trump's Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "President Trump knows that Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East, and he is committed to strengthening our important alliance.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Help Iowa Small Businesses Provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act to help small businesses offer paid family and medical leave (PFML) to their employees. This legislation specifically extends and reforms the 45S tax c  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on presidential executive order to ban men from women's sports Gov. Kim Reynolds issued the following statement after joining President Donald Trump as he signed the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive orde r: "I applaud President Trump in his leadership to protect fair competition and allow girls and women to compete on an even playing field," Gov. Reynolds said.   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds releases public schedule Governor Kim Reynolds released her public schedule for Monday, February 3 through Sunday, February 9, 2024. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media: Wednesday, February 5 Gov. Reynolds testifies at U.S. House Oversight Hearing on Government Efficiency Speaker's Hearing Room (follow on C-SPAN ) Capitol Visitor Center Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Pam Bondi's Confirmation as U.S. Attorney General WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Senate's confirmation of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States. Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46. "Pam Bondi's confirmation is a victory for the rule of law and a promise that safer days a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley: The Senate Judiciary Committee is Moving Forward with Kash Patel's Nomination WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Minority's request to hold a second hearing on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI Director: "Kash Patel testified before the Committee for more than five hours, disclosed thousands of pages o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today held a full committee hearing titled, "Rightsizing Government." At the hearing, members highlighted how President Donald Trump created and empowered the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to conduct a government-wide audit to root out waste, fraud, and abuse and protect taxp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson to Continue Serving on House Select Committee to Combat Communist China Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after being re-appointed to serve on the bipartisan Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "I am honored to continue serving on the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party to confront the generational threat pose  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Tours Cedar Rapids Air Traffic Control Tower Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after touring the Cedar Rapids Air Traffic Control Tower at the Eastern Iowa Airport this morning. The congresswoman also had the chance to see the construction progress for the airport's new deicing facility, a site she helped secure community project funding for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Confronts Iowa Governor on DOGE Government Payments Takeover as She Refuses to Reject Musk's Claim that the Lutheran Family Services is a "Money Laundering Organization" WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) challenged Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on the actions of "special government employee" Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE), in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin, Cramer, Colleagues Reintroduce Fair Access to Banking Act to Protect Legal Industries from Debanking Washington, D.C. - In recent years, prominent American banks have engaged in a discriminatory practice, referred to as debanking. Banks and financial institutions use their economic standing to categorically exclude law-abiding, legal industries by refusing to lend or provide serv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Bill Tackles Medicaid Fraud, Promotes Uninterrupted Care for Patients * * * Today, U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Medicaid Program Improvement Act, which would improve the accuracy and reliability of address information for Medicaid beneficiaries, ensuring seamless access to healthcare services for millions  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * SBA administrator nominee voted out of committee on 12-7 vote * * * Today, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to serve as the Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator by a vote of 12-7. "For the last  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Colleagues Demand Greater Accountability at VA Following Budget Shortfall Fiasco WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), and 10 of his Senate colleagues today introduced the Protecting Regular Order (PRO) for Veterans Act, legislation to establish greater accountability and oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Warner Lead Senate Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80 th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March 26, 1945. "For myself, every Marine, and many Americans, Iwo Jima is symbol of duty and sacrifice," said   more