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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Friday March 21, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Ernst Equips Iowa Students for Success in STEM
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Equips Iowa Students for Success in STEM RED OAK, Iowa - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed the critical role STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education plays in shaping our workforce and highlighted her new, bipartisan National STEM Week Act at a roundtable with partners from the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Kemin Industries, and Iowa 4-H. Students, indu  more

Ernst Works with Trump Admin to Shine a Light on Waste
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works with Trump Admin to Shine a Light on Waste WASHINGTON - In honor of Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of boosting transparency and accountability in government, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing a blueprint for exposing and eliminating Washington waste, beginning with enforcement of the laws to end secret spending she authored ignored by Biden's bureaucrats. Senate DOGE Cauc  more

Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Train and Retain Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians in Rural Iowa
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Train and Retain Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians in Rural Iowa HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment Act - the PARA-EMT Act for short - which would establish a grant program for rural communities to recruit, train, and retain paramedics and emergency  more

Feenstra Praises Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for Supporting Research and Development of Potential Bird Flu Vaccine
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Praises Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for Supporting Research and Development of Potential Bird Flu Vaccine HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced initial plans to support investment into research and development of potential vaccines and other therapeutics to combat Highly   more

Grassley Seeks Transparency and Accountability for DOJ Officials Attempting to Evade Public Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Seeks Transparency and Accountability for DOJ Officials Attempting to Evade Public Scrutiny BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is shining a light on misconduct by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials and their efforts to evade public scrutiny. In a letter to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Grassley requested unredacted copies of   more

Grassley to Hold Town Meeting in Franklin County
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Hold Town Meeting in Franklin County BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Friday, March 21, in Franklin County as part of his annual 99 county meetings. "You can't have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent," Grassley said. "I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, a  more

Grassley, Johnson Fight for Unredacted Crossfire Hurricane Interview Transcripts
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Fight for Unredacted Crossfire Hurricane Interview Transcripts 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel take immediate action to remove all redactions from interview tra  more

WTAS: Grassley Advocacy for IRS Whistleblowers Draws Broad Acclaim
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Grassley Advocacy for IRS Whistleblowers Draws Broad Acclaim BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week successfully secured the promotions of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, prompting widespread praise. Here's what they are saying (WTAS): "Senator Grassley really should be made a saint. His support for whistleblower  more