WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Kids' Access to Life-Saving Medical Care Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), alongside U.S. Representatives Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), introduced legislation to improve access to life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Budzinski Introduces Farm to Fly Act to Expand Use of Homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in reintroducing the Farm to Fly Act to create new, robust markets for American agricultural products and to strengthen domestic energy resources. The bill would foster the development of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Louisiana Rice from India, China WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act to protect the Louisiana rice industry against dumping of cheap produce into U.S. markets from   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood's Statehood Day Statement LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a recorded statement ahead of Nebraska's Statehood Day, which will be celebrated on March 1, 2025. Video of the remarks can be found by clicking here (link is external). News outlets are welcome to use the footage for their reporting purposes. The full text of the speech is below. Fellow Nebraskans,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Small Producers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to remove regulatory roadblocks and increase meat processing capacity by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Ernst recently introduced the Expanding Local Meat Proces  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Miller-Meeks Expose Billion-Dollar Boondoggles WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is exposing more waste with her Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act that will require the disclosure of any government project that is $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. "From moondoggles to off-the-rails projects, Washington can't seem to ever make the trains run on time or   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Introduce Farm to Fly Act to Support Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and promote the role that Iowa agriculture plays in developing this future fuel. The Farm to Fly Act - led by U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) - would add a definiti  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds releases statement on signing SF 418 Today, Governor Reynolds released the following statement after signing Iowa Senate File 418 into law: "Today, I am signing into law a bill that safeguards the rights of women and girls. It is common sense to acknowledge the obvious biological differences between men and women. In fact, it is necessary to secure genuine equal protection for w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cortez Masto Seek to Boost Investment in Local Police Departments WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act to increase local law enforcement's access to training, mental health support, and recruitment and retention resources. "Law enforcement in Iowa and ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich 'Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act' Passes Senate Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act, was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan basis. This pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-875) on the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120), which aims to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality and lower cost care. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 3120, the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, amends the Employee Retirem  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-878) on a joint resolution (H.J.Res. 142), providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary". The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE The purpose of H.J.  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-878) on a joint resolution (H.J.Res. 142), providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary". The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Dec. 16, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Introduction DOL   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Iowa MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Luis Enrique Baires, 28, a criminal alien from El Salvador wanted in his home country for two counts of aggravated homicide, two counts of proposition and conspiracy for the crime of aggravated homicide, and one count of i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Secures Argentine President Milei's Partnership in Credit Suisse Investigation into Nazi-Linked Accounts WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is welcoming Argentine President Javier Milei's commitment to support Grassley's ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse and its historic servicing of Nazi-linked accounts. This includes providing archiva  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Local Producers Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Local Meat Processing Act, legislation that would remove regulatory roadblocks to increase meat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Ernst Expose Billion-Dollar Boondoggles Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are taking action to rein in Washington's wasteful spending with the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act. This legislation will require public disclosure of any government project that is more than $1 billion over budget or f  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Schrier Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Domestic Manufacturing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-01) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today reintroduced the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act in the 119th Congress. This bipartisan legislation directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Pfluger Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of World Teen Mental Wellness Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with Representatives August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Kim Schrier (D-Wash.-8), John Joyce (R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Farm Matters on the Menu Q: What ag policies are on your radar in the new Congress? A: While work is underway on writing a new farm bill, I'm also rolling up my sleeves on legislative proposals and oversight efforts to address key issues facing the farm economy and rural communities. Since the new Congress started in January, I'm working on issues that matter to the bottom lines of Iowa fa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Tiffany Reintroduces FARM Act to Protect American Farmland WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) reintroduced the Future Agriculture Retention and Management Act - or FARM Act for short. This legislation would end taxpayer-funded energy incentives that distort the market by encouraging the development of solar and wind installations on agricultural lands, often tak  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller and Colleagues Reintroduce the Farm to Fly Act to Lift American Farmers to New Heights WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act to create new, robust markets for American agricultural products and strengthen domestic energy resources. Miller was joined by Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Nikk  more