WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Glad SBA Revises Disastrous Biden-Era Underwriting Standards Within 7(a) 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's (SBA) changes to the 7(a) program's standard operating procedure. Er  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Asks Trump Administration to Allow Nationwide Sale of E-15 This Summer HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined a letter - led by U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) - urging the Trump administration to allow for the nationwide sale of E-15 this summer. In a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump, Feenstra and his colleagues asked the Trump admini  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds releases public schedule Governor Kim Reynolds released her public schedule for Monday, April 21 through Sunday, April 27, 2025. The following events are open to credentialed members of the media: Thursday, April 24 Gov. Reynolds attends Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame induction and Excellence in Mentoring Awards Rotunda Iowa State Capitol Des Moines 1:00 p.m. Gov. Reynol  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Nunn, Iowa Business Leaders Join Roundtable on Tax Reform DES MOINES -- On Monday, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined business leaders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Iowa Association of Business and Industry for a roundtable discussion on extending key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before their scheduled expiration at the end of this year. "Thanks to the U.S. Cha  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors From Scams WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced bipartisan legislation alongside Reps. Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) to combat financial fraud and "pig butchering" scams targeting older Americans. The bipartisan Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD)  more