WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Stops Attempt to Prevent DOGE Saving Tax Dollars WASHINGTON - Today, Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) defended President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from an attempt by Democrats to end the cost-saving effort and prevent it from eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. Ernst highlighted DOGE's work that has already saved $714 per taxpayer and detailed how this  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst-Supported Bill to Halt Fentanyl Passes Senate WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) voted to pass the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, which she cosponsors. To stop the spread of this deadly drug and save American lives, this legislation permanently classifies all fentanyl-related substances as illegal under Schedule I - drugs that have a high potential for abuse  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Highlights Health Care Priorities to CMS Nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, laid out his health care priorities during a hearing to consider Dr. Mehmet Oz's nomination to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oz committed to supporting Grassley's efforts  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation WASHINGTON - In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate passes Kennedy-backed bill to crack down on fentanyl, help law enforcement tackle opioid crisis WASHINGTON - The Senate today passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped introduce. The bill was led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and woul  more