WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Commends SBA Restoring Responsible Management of 7(a) Lending Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration (SBA) announcing it is restoring lender fees to the 7(a) lending program. Ernst discussed undoing the damage of the Biden administration and fixing  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Fights to Keep Resources Meant for Iowans in Iowa WASHINGTON - To protect housing for rural Iowa communities, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing her Rural Housing Accessibility Act. In recent years, there has been a troubling trend where individuals from urban areas - where wait lists for affordable housing vouchers are long - are moving to rural states like Iowa to apply for and rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Put Cameras in All Federal Courts WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to allow television cameras in federal courtrooms. "The judicial branch has a massive impact on our daily lives and the lives of generations to come, yet few Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cantwell Take Action to Improve Local Overdose Tracking WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act to help communities identify and tackle drug abuse trends. The bipartisan bill would provide Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to st  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Seek to Permanently Authorize, Expand E-Verify WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act to assist employers in certifying the legal status of their workforce. Grassley was joined by Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), T  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Wyden Sound the Alarm on Officials Bypassing Organ Donation List, "Skipping the Line" for Less Critical Patients WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are demanding answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials regarding a   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release: * * * 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 Health, delivered the   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Introduces Legislation to Codify Trump Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the U.S. Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) has introducedlegislation that would continue President Trump's Executive Order designating English as the Official Language of the United States. "Since the inception of our republic almost 250 years ago, the   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Joins Legislation to Prohibit Illegal Immigrants from Voting in Federal Elections Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) has joined Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) in supporting H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which strengthens election integrity by ensuring only American citizens can vote in federal elections. This legislation requires states to verify proof of citizenship befo  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Root out Drug Company Abuses to Lower Rx Prices Q: What was one of the top issues at your recent county meetings? A : For several years, including at my 12 county meetings in March, Iowans continue to voice their concerns about the high cost of prescription drugs. Iowans depend on prescription medicine to improve their quality of life and live longer, healthier lives. However, commonly pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * SBC Advances Pair of Commonsense Bills to Crack Down on Fraudsters, Support Rural Small Businesses WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), advanced a pair of bipartisan bills to crack down on fraud and expand rural small businesses' access to critical resources. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Grassley Sound the Alarm on Officials Bypassing Organ Donation List, "Skipping the Line" for Less Critical Patients Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are demanding answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials regarding   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Bill to Crack Down on Fraudsters Advances Out of Committee WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced a bill led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to crack down on fraudsters. The Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act would prevent criminals convicted of defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA  more