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*Iowa Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Monday February 10, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Ernst Blasts USAID for Obstructing Investigations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Blasts USAID for Obstructing Investigations WASHINGTON - After the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) repeatedly stonewalled her investigations, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted the rogue agency's history of obstruction and waste. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Ernst detailed how USAID had misled, lied, and deceived Americans by blocking her extensive efforts to get answer  more

Grassley Digs into Waste, Fraud and Abuse at DOD's Office of Net Assessment
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Digs into Waste, Fraud and Abuse at DOD's Office of Net Assessment WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to eliminate egregious waste, fraud and abuse at the Office of Net Assessment (ONA). In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Grassley pressed DOD to determine how many formal net assessments ONA has  more

Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat the Fentanyl Epidemic, Support Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat the Fentanyl Epidemic, Support Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined colleagues in reintroducing the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which would permanently list fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act. Companion legislation passed the House of Representatives ea  more