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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday March 26, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mulholland Grocery
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mulholland Grocery Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. 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: Mulholla  more

Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats' continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch's constitutional limits. In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-  more

Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination between Patent Office and FDA
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination between Patent Office and FDA WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Committee members Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), to introduce the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act. The bipar  more

Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination Between Patent Office and FDA
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination between Patent Office and FDA Bill establishes task force between agencies to share information, foster good governance in activities related to patents WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along w  more

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks at Hearing on Mental Health Care, Substance Abuse and Rehab Access: "VA Does Not Have a Resource Problem -- It Has an Access and Process Problem"
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks at Hearing on Mental Health Care, Substance Abuse, and Rehab Access: "VA does not have a resource problem -- it has an access and process problem." Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Heal  more