DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Calls to End the Biden-Harris Beef Ban in School Cafeterias DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today opposed a Biden-Harris attempt to wipe out meat in school cafeterias by favoring non-meat protein sources, despite nutritional science. Animal-based proteins, especially beef and pork, are nutritional powerhouses. Beef packs more protein per calorie than v  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Secures Conviction Against Human Trafficker of Teenage Girl in Linn County DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Attorney General's office, in coordination with the Linn County Attorney's office, secured a conviction against Jarod Anderson on Thursday for trafficking a then 17-year-old girl in Linn County. In May 2024, Anderson picke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Leads Effort to Restore FAFSA Exemptions for Farm and Small Business Families Last week, U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led 74 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Family Farm and Sma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 02-10-25 Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: the Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act, grocery and energy prices, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency and President Trump's administration. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-02-10-25  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Bill to Expand Child Care Access Advances WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship passed a bipartisan bill to increase the availability of child care for small business owners and working families. The Small Business Child Care Investment Act led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) would allow non-profit child care providers, including rel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Slashes the Red Tape Her new bill requires federal agencies to prove that new regulations are legal, not harmful. WASHINGTON - After the Biden administration enacted more than $1.8 trillion in regulations that added 356 million new hours of paperwork, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Lead Letter to New EPA Administrator Urging Strong Support for Iowa Biofuels and Year-Round E-15 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) in sending a letter to the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, urging strong support for homegrown American biofuels to restore  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- 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 10, through Sunday, February 16, 2024. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media: Monday, February 10 Gov. Reynolds holds press conference regarding Iowa DOGE Task Force Ray Conference Room Iowa State Capitol Des Moines, IA 11 a.m. Wednesday, Februa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds signs executive order establishing Iowa DOGE Task Force Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order launching Iowa's DOGE Task Force--the next step in Iowa's ongoing efforts to successfully improve effectiveness and efficiency in state government. The task force, led by Sukup Manufacturing Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Emily Schmitt, will be organized   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Probes SafeSport Hiring Practices Following Arrest of Former Investigator for Sex-Crimes WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from the U.S. Center for SafeSport on its vetting and hiring practices following reports SafeSport brought on an investigator later charged with theft and sexual misconduct. Grassley helped steer bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Probes SafeSport Hiring Practices Following Arrest of Former Investigator for Sex-Crimes WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from the U.S. Center for SafeSport on its vetting and hiring practices following reports SafeSport brought on an investigator later charged with theft and sexual m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Jordan Statement on Efforts to Eliminate DOJ Weaponization WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, today released a joint statement regarding the Justice Department (DOJ)'s newly-formed "Weaponization Working Group." "If you've followed our oversight, it shouldn't come as news to you that political i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Grassley-Jordan Statement on Efforts to Eliminate DOJ Weaponization WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, today released a joint statement regarding the Justice Department (DOJ)'s newly-formed "Weaponization Working Group." "If you've followed our   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Joni Ernst in WSJ: USAID Is a Rogue Agency WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) detailed in the Wall Street Journal how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) acts against our nation's best interests and stonewalled her oversight of where tax dollars are going and why. As Senate DOGE Caucus chair and founder, Senator Ernst will continue to work   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Distributed more than 5 kilograms of meth, some within 1,000 feet of a school * * * Phillip Plummer, 42, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty February 10, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, and another count of distributing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly co-sponsors Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) co-sponsored the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act (link is external), bipartisan legislation that seeks to restore the decades-old standard that exempts the value of assets found on family farms and small business from being assessed as part of a family's net worth.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks, Colleagues Introduce Diagnostic Testing Preparedness Plan Bill Washington, D.C. -- Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), and Andre Carson (D-IN) introduced the Diagnostic Testing Preparedness Plan Act (H.R. 1108). This legislation requires HHS to develop a diagnostic testing preparedness plan to be used during declared public health eme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hinson in The Washington Times: Washington Should Follow Iowa's Lead for a Smaller, More Accountable Government Congresswoman Ashley Hinson The Washington Times February 9, 2025 In November, Americans overwhelmingly rejected the Washington status quo because it was ruining our country. Now, with a Republican trifecta and initiatives like DOGE, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Newhouse Strengthen Market Access for Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025 (link is external) to increase support for the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) and help American farmers compete in international markets. "Robust agricultural tra  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Wastewater discharge reaches Saylor Creek in Polk County ANKENY - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been contacted regarding a wastewater discharge into Saylor Creek in Polk County. The DNR Field Office in Des Moines was notified by the City of Ankeny of a bypass early Sunday morning at the lift station at 940 SW Ankeny Road. A 20" force main that enters the lift station  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Cruz Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Keep the Supreme Court at Nine Justices WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the Supreme Court of the United States to nine justices. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification. "Though there is less talk about court packing th  more