WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Peters, Walberg Designate May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), co-chairs of the Senate Motorcycle Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate May as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" to promote safe driving practices for the millions of motorcycle riders in America. "From delivering messages as a youn  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Absolute Energy, an ethanol production facility based in Iowa, has submitted extensive comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the implementation of the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. While expressing gratitude for the IRS's support of the biofuel industry, the company urged the inclusion of corn kernel fiber as a qualifying feedstock and called for modifications and clarifications to several aspects of the proposed regulations, particularly conce  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Korea International Trade Association (KITA), representing over 71,000 Korean companies, has voiced its strong concerns regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's Section 232 national security investigation into copper imports. In a letter submitted to Secretary of Commerce Howard W. Lutnick on April 1, 2025, KITA Chairman Jin Sik Yoon argued that imposing tariffs on copper and its derivative products could negatively impact the U.S. economy and urged the U.S. to refrai  more