WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Ahead of Summer Driving Season, EPA Allows Expanded E15 Access to Midwest States Year-Round WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced the agency's decision to uphold the current April 28, 2025, implementation date to provide parity for E15 and E10 in Midwestern states. This action, requested by the governors of Illinois, Iowa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Iowa - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.0 percent in Iowa, signific  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Ernst, Bennet Fight to Make Higher Education Accessible for Farm Families WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act to reverse changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process that threaten to reduce or even eliminate access to need-based student ai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Joins Feenstra's Death Tax Repeal Act Washington D.C.-Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) is an original cosponsor of Congressman Randy Feenstra's (IA-04) recently introduced Death Tax Repeal Act. This legislation-supported by more than 230 organizations-would permanently repeal the death tax which imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a deceas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates National FFA Week WASHINGTON - In celebration of the vital role FFA and agricultural education play in shaping the future of agriculture, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in officially designating February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week. "This outstanding youth organization is critical to helping agricultural education students develop thei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Unplugs Biden's Green Dreams WASHINGTON - In her latest fight to prioritize taxpayers in Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is defunding another billion-dollar Biden boondoggle. Ernst is introducing the Unplug the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Programs Act to end the failed electric vehicle (EV) charging station programs from the so-called infrastructure bill that resulted in just 5  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Senate Republicans Advance Budget Resolution to Secure the Border, Restore Fiscal Sanity, Unleash American Energy WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Republicans in voting to pass a budget resolution that builds on President Trump's electoral mandate to restore fiscal sanity, authorize robust resources to secure the southern border and greenlight domestic energy prod  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King to Senate Colleagues: "We've Got to Wake Up [and] Protect this Institution" To watch the floor speech click here WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to share his growing concerns over the Trump Administration's largely unconstitutional and unprecedented overreach - sharing the usurpation of Congressional Authority that has now reached the consti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Trahan Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Health Care Access for Children Davenport, IA -Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committees' Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act to help children with complex med  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Taxpayer Dollars Deserve Scrutiny Q: Why did President Trump create the Department of Government Efficiency? A: The American people delivered a resounding message in November. They're fed up with lawlessness at our southern border and sick and tired of being the bottomless piggybank for partisan spending sprees. President Trump won the popular vote for a historic second term and Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 20, 2025, at an executive business meeting to consider the HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331): * * * Welcome everybody. On our agenda we've got one legislative matter and two nominations listed. The Minority has exercised their right under the committee rules to hold over the nominations of Todd Blanche and Abigail Slater. So, we'll hold those nominatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Cornyn, and GOP Colleagues Urge ATF to Rescind Biden's Unconstitutional 2A Rules and Align with Trump Agenda Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and 28 of their Senate GOP colleagues today sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Deputy Director Marvin Richardson, urging him to align the agen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Import Lower-Cost Prescription Drugs from Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, bipartisan legislation which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs, increasing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Coons Resolution to Establish National FFA Week Passes Senate WASHINGTON - The United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to establish February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by pr  more