CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine A man involved with the distribution of methamphetamine was sentenced on February 24, 2025, to ten years in federal prison. James Vincent Thornton, age 53, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 11, 2024 guilty plea to one count  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Edgewood Locker RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Edgewood Locker of Clayton County. Throughout the119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Edgewood Locker's seasoned approach has kept them marble  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Prevent Fraudsters from Receiving Assistance from the Small Business Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed, the Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act. This legislation would ban individuals convicted of certain financial crimes from receiving assistance from the Small Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Support Veteran Small Business Owners WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined the U.S. House of Representatives in unanimously approving the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act. This legislation commissions a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on access to capital for veteran small business owners and r  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on early childhood continuum of care bill passing Iowa House and Senate committees Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee passing HSB 145 and the Iowa Senate Education Committee passing SSB 1135 to create a continuum of care for Iowa preschool students: "Iowa parents have more pres  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on rural healthcare bill passing Iowa House committee Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa House Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passing HSB 191, a bill to expand rural healthcare access across Iowa: "Access to quality healthcare is vital for Iowans in every corner of our state," Gov. Reynolds said. "I wa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Joins Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine as Conflict Enters its Third Year Download audio here WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and bipartisan Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Grassley Pushes for Answers on UnitedHealth Group's Medicare Advantage Billing Practices WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty demanding detailed information on t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Call for Investigation into Potentially Criminal Leaks, Violations of FBI Information Sharing Policies WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are requesting Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel investigate pote  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Demand National Archives Fulfill Request for Biden Records WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are renewing their request for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to provide records related to former-President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Grassley, Johnson Demand National Archives Fulfill Request for Biden Records "The American people deserve a full accounting of Joe Biden's activities." WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are renewing their request for the Na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, Scott Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral SBA Disaster Transparency Act Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) introduced the bipartisan SBA Disaster Transparency Act alongside Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), and ten other bipartisan cosponsors. This bicameral legislation requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to publicly report on its Disaster L  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 25 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, IEDA Led Trade Mission to Costa Rica and Guatemala February 24, 2025 (DES MOINES) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and a 13-member delegation have just returned from a trade mission to Costa Rica and Guatemala. The mission, coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), included representation from Iowa's meat   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, 17 Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Third Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, on Monday joined 17 of his Senate colleagues in supporting a bipartisan resolution acknowledging the third anniv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Mark T. Uyeda, Acting Chairman: * * * Remarks at the Florida Bar's 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and M&A Conference Mark T. Uyeda, Acting Chairman Thank you, Greg [Yadley], for that introduction and also for your past contributions to the Commission as a member and officer of our Advisory Committee on Small Business Capital Formation as well as its predecessor advisory committee on small   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on March 4, 2025, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Mr. Matthew George Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * * * Original text here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Johnson, Grassley to the National Archives: The American People Deserve a Full Accounting of Joe Biden's Activities WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) highlighting multiple requests -- some dating  more