WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Exposes Concerning Ties to China in Critical Defense Program Ernst illustrates why increased due diligence through her INNOVATE Act is needed in preventing China from stealing IP. WASHINGTON - During a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demonstrated why it is critical to pass h  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Paul Demand Answers on Planned Parenthood Receiving Millions in PPP Funding WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asked the Small Business Administration (SBA) to share how the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) unlawfully receive  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Ernst, Paul Demand Answers on Planned Parenthood Receiving Millions in PPP Funding Transparency push comes after the Biden administration stonewalled previous oversight efforts. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Review Foreign Purchases of American Farmland and Protect American Farms and Agricultural Production from Foreign Enemies WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense (FARMLAND) Act, which would authorize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Grassley Makes the Case for Swift Senate Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "HALT Fentanyl Act" Thursday, March 6, 2025 Last week, I led my colleagues in reporting a bill that's entitled the HALT Fentanyl Act - this bill was reported out of the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on Executive Action to Lower Proposed Tariffs on Canadian Potash WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a lifelong family farmer, released the following statement following President Trump's executive action on the proposed duty on Canadian potash. Potash is a key ingredient in fertilizer. Tariffs on Canadian imports are now   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Peters Relaunch Bipartisan Effort to Root Out Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced two bipartisan bills to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like China   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Peters Relaunch Bipartisan Effort to Root Out Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced two bipartisan bills to prevent foreign governments, including adversaries like China and Russia, from shadow influencing U.S. pol  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jerilyn Church, board president of Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on the funding of tribal health programs: * * * My name is Jerilyn Church. I am the President/Chief Executive Office of the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) and am enrolled as a tribal member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Crack Down on CCP's Trade Violations that Hurt American Workers Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act to establish a task force within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat China's trade crimes and protect American   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: President's Address to Congress Q: Why did President Trump address a joint session of Congress? A: Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution says the president "shall from time to time" give Congress information about the state of the union. George Washington set the precedent by fulfilling this duty in person. Although his successors from 1801 to 1913 sent their messages to Congress in wr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Over One Million Law Enforcement Officers Call for Immediate, Clean Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - Major law enforcement organizations representing over 1,000,000 officers nationwide, are calling on the Senate to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act immediately and without a  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Over One Million Law Enforcement Officers Call for Immediate, Clean Senate Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - Major law enforcement organizations representing over 1,000,000 officers nationwide, are calling on the Senate to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act immediately and without amendments. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley  more