WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Warnock Reintroduce Bill Supporting Forest Landowners Following Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) reintroduced legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct the valu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Remembers Root Family as Sarah Root's Killer is Now in U.S. Custody RED OAK, Iowa - After nine years working on behalf of Iowan Sarah Root, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) was able to bring closure for the Root family when their daughter's killer, an illegal immigrant who ICE failed to detain and escaped by skipping bail, was delivered into U.S. custody to face justice on Friday. Most recently, Ernst  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Named Federal Champion by American Flood Coalition for Work to Protect Iowa Communities from Flooding WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) was named a Federal Champion by the American Flood Coalition (AFC) for his leadership, public service, and commitment to finding solutions to challenges posed by flooding. "Last summer, our communities in Western Iowa were hit by   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * 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-Ill.) request for unanimous consent on a resolution demanding  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Kicks Off 45th Annual 99 County Meetings, Holds Q&As with Iowans in a Dozen Counties WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last week kicked off his 45 th consecutive year of meeting face-to-face with Iowans in every county. Grassley began his annual 99 county meetings last Wednesday in Grundy County with a tour of a local business, followed by a question-and-answer session with em  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 26, 2025, at a nomination hearing for Justice Department nominees: * * * Grassley Opening Statement on DOJ Nominees John Eisenberg, Brett Shumate and Patrick Davis * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to this hearing to consider the nominations of John Eisenberg to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Brett Shumate to se  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Nominee for Social Security Commissioner on Need to Protect Services for Rural Seniors, Address Identify Theft Issues WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today attended a Finance hearing and submitted questions for the record to President Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Admini  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Blunt Rochester, Marshall, Lujan Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Marking DVT and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month Download photo with Todd Robertson HERE WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) welcomed unanimous Senate passage of their resolution designating March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Introduce Bills to Reduce Drug Costs by Promoting Competition, Taking on Abusive Practices WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced two bipartisan bills to reduce drug prices by promoting competition and taking on drug company anti-competitive settlements and sham  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Introduce Bills to Reduce Drug Costs by Promoting Competition, Taking on Abusive Practices WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, introduced two bipartisan bills to reduce drug prices by promoting competition and taking on drug c  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Warren Seek to Strengthen SEC Whistleblower Program WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 would ensure timely proces  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Warren Seek to Strengthen SEC Whistleblower Program WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bipartisan SEC Whistleblower   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 26 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Receives Notice of Bankruptcy for Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. DES MOINES, Iowa (March 26, 2025) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been notified that Benson Hill Holdings, Inc., of St. Louis, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective March 20, 2025. Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. holds a grain deale  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy champions No Dollars for Dictators Act to stop U.S. tax dollars from flowing to Russia, China, Iran WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the No Dollars for Dictators Act of 2025 to prevent state sponsors of terrorism and perpetrators of genocide from receiving American tax dollars via special drawing rights from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) without congressional  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks Joins President Trump at White House Women's History Month Celebration Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined President Donald Trump and an esteemed group of Republican congresswomen for a historic Women's History Month celebration at the White House. The event honored the remarkable contributions of women across the nation and   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bill to Combat Illicit Terrorism Financing WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced bipartisan legislation to counter illicit finance and combat terrorist financing on digital platforms. The Financial Technology Protection Act would establish an interagency working group to collaborate with industry experts to disrupt the use of emerging fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, Conneticutt, has announced the planned repatriation of human remains and funerary objects to several Native American tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This decision follows an extensive inventory process that confirmed the remains, representing at least 29 individuals, and seven associated funerary objects were culturally affiliated with 25 tribal nations. The rem  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Madam President, as chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Iowa small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Deimco Finishing Equipment of Tama, IA, as the Senate Small Business of the Week. In 1983, Tom Deimerly established Deimco Finishing Equipment w  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Madam President, as chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Iowa small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Mulholland Grocery of Malvern, IA, as the Senate Small Business of the Week. In 1875, Fred E. Mulholland opened Mulholland Grocery as a dry good  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on this day in 1949, the Russian-Soviet regime occupying the Baltic countries rounded up 95,000 people, mostly women and children, and sent them to Siberia. During Stalin's rule, more than 220,000 innocent people were deported to cold Siberia. This doesn't even include political prisoners sent to the gulag camps. This day is observed by those Baltic countries of E  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel in many parts of our country, and I have been able to talk to folks in Nebraska, in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. What I am hearing from in all of these States and, in fact, all over the country is that our Nation right now faces enormous crises-unprecedented crises in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, as you know, in 1791, our Nation's Founders had the boldness to ratify the First Amendment to the Constitution. At the time, it was an extremely radical concept--protecting our fundamental individual freedoms to religion, to speech, to assembly, to the right to petition the government, and to have a free press that would operate without fear or government censorship.  more