WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Tax Season Ramps Up, Warren, Cassidy Renew Effort to Simplify IRS Error Notices for Taxpayers Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) reintroduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, a bill to improve math error notices -- an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends DOGE to Protect Taxpayer Dollars DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 20 states in defending President Trump's administration against politically-motivated lawsuits attempting to stop his team from protecting taxpayer dollars. When the American people elected President Trump in a decisive victory, they also voted for his America First agen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer and Senator Lee Introduce Bill to Fast-Track President Trump's Government Reorganization Plans House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Reorganizing Government Act of 2025. This legislation ensures Congress takes an   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Grassley Lead Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kelly Loeffler to be confirmed as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls for the Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor in support of Kelly Loeffler to be confirmed as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Chair Ernst has highlighted Kelly Loeffler's plan to fix the broken SBA   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Exposes More Jaw-Dropping Wasteful Foreign Aid at USAID WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) exposed millions of dollars of waste at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Ernst has been leading the fight to combat waste at USAID and recently sent Secretary of State M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Secure Permanent, Year-Round E15 for All Americans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, renewed her longstanding support for the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, the only nationwide solution to unleash year-round E15. This bipartisan legislation would provide a permanent solution for fuel blends containing 10% or mo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Prosecute and Imprison Illegal Immigrants who Threaten Border Patrol Agents on High-Speed Pursuits WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act in memory of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr. who was killed in the line of duty while pursuing a group of illegal im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Five Key Moments: Hearing on Modernizing American Health Care by Creating Healthy Options and Better Incentives WASHINGTON, D.C. - New health innovations and a greater understanding and awareness of the chronic disease epidemic present opportunities to help Americans achieve greater control over their health, witnesses told a Ways and Means Health Subco  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues proclamation for ease of access to fuel for heating Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a proclamation to ease restrictions for transportation of and access to heating and motor fuels. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2025. The proclamation suspends the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code pertaining to hours of service for cr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Whitehouse Lead Congressional Delegation To Munich Security Conference WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) will lead a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC). In addition to hundreds of leaders and decision makers throughout the world, the 2025 MSC will includ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to reintroduce the EAGLES Act to pre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to president, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay a patriotic service to the country by helping eliminate gove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Grassley to Trump: Whistleblowers Are Key to Promoting Government Efficiency, Combatting Waste In letter to President, Grassley seeks Rose Garden ceremony honoring whistleblowers WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Donald Trump to empower and celebrate whistleblowers who pay   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Lead Bipartisan Effort to Crack Down on Illicit Xylazine Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to fight the spread of illicit xylazine. The Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act would classify this highly toxic sedative as Sched  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Fischer Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Authorize Year-Round, Nationwide E15 Sales WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The legislation is currently the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash the power of E15--fulfilli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Nominates Iowa Students to U.S. Service Academies Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) announced her nomination of the following students from Iowa's Second Congressional District to U.S. Service Academies. "I am honored to nominate these phenomenal young Iowans to our U.S. Service Academies. Their dedication to serving our country is commendable, and I know they will be amo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Holds USAID Accountable WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working with President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to hold the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accountable for stonewalling her investigations and hiding how they spent tax dollars. She recounted her experience in a Wall Street Journal op-ed here : "Afte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Whistleblowers' Accounts Expose Dark Reality of Yearslong Weaponization and Political Infection at FBI Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today during an executive business meeting highlighted whistleblowers' first-person accounts of the retaliation and abuse they have suffered at the hands of current and former  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Thune, colleagues introduce bill to permanently repeal the death tax MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 other colleagues in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act to end the federal estate tax for Americans. Current law requires Americans to pay the federal estate tax when a prope  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Tiffany Introduce the Justice for Murder Victims Act WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) with Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced the reintroduction of the Justice for Murder Victims Act. This bipartisan legislation would remove the "year-and-a-day" rule, a backwards legal precedent that prohibits a defendant from being held accountable for murder if their victim di  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Mysterious Drug Pricing Needs a Dose of Sunshine Q: What are pharmacy benefit managers? A: Iowans may not know exactly what pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are, but they do know they're fed up with sticker shock at the pharmacy counter. Six decades ago, PBMs started out processing drug claims. Then, they evolved into an intermediary between pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies and third-p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Eric Kim, for his distinguished service as the Legislative Director for our Congressional Office. Eric stepped into a high demand environment and helped successfully execute on a series of legislative victories to improve national security, reduce government red tape, and improve America'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Paul, Colleagues, Reintroduce National Right to Work Act WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in reintroducing the National Right to Work Act to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations or to refrain from   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive tax that can hit family-run farms, ranc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Joins Sens. Graham, Whitehouse, Colleagues on Congressional Delegation to Munich Security Conference Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) will join Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC). The MSC is widely considered the world's lead  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at Feb. 13, 2025, executive business meeting on the nomination of Kash Patel to be FBI Director: * * * Good morning. Today, we've got two items on our agenda. Kash Patel's nomination to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. Because the HALT Fentanyl Act is listed on the agenda for the first time, it'll  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of the 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting Introduction The 10 th Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Radiometer [NISTAR] Science Team Meeting (STM) was held October 16-18, 2024. Over 50 scientists attended, most of whom were from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), with several participating  more