WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer, Ernst Demand Crackdown on Government Credit Cards Oversight effort comes after sweeping abuses were exposed at DoD. WASHINGTON - After a highly concerning report revealed Pentagon bureaucrats used government charge cards for more than 11,000 transactions at "known high-risk merchants," including casinos, night clubs, and bars, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Comer Demand Crackdown on Government Credit Cards WASHINGTON - After a highly concerning report revealed Pentagon bureaucrats used government charge cards for more than 11,000 transactions at "known high-risk merchants," including casinos, night clubs, and bars, U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) are c  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report # May 12 - 18, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (May 19, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week dur  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 20 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Iowa Department of Education announces student winner of the Iowa Education License Plate Design Challenge The reimaged specialized license plate for Iowa drivers supporting education will go into production this summer. DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Education today named 16-year-old sophomore Erin Cho as the winner of the Iowa Education License Plate Design Challenge d  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Leads Letter Inviting Pope Leo XIV to Address Congress Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is leading a formal letter to Speaker Mike Johnson requesting an invitation for Pope Leo XIV to address a Joint Session of Congress. The letter comes just days after Congresswoman Miller-Meeks joined (link is external) a historic congressional delegation to t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces Animal Welfare Handbook to Support Law Enforcement Partners in Responding to Animal Neglect Cases # Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship hosting webinar on May 28 to introduce the resource DES MOINES, Iowa (May 19, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardshi  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces Farmers First: Small Family Farms Policy Agenda (Omaha, NE, May 19, 2025) - After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today released the first set of policy proposals under her newly launched Make Agriculture Great Again Initiative. These initial proposals  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Approves First Ever State Waiver to Restrict Soda and Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska (Omaha, N.E., May 19, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today signed the first-ever waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on May 16, 2025, issued a stark "Investigation Alert," warning that "Urgent Reforms Needed in SBIR Program to Protect National Security." The alert, prominently displayed on the committee's report cover, further declared that "Critical American Technology [is] Vulnerable to China," signaling deep concern within the Senate about the integrity and security of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Lankford Push to Safeguard Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the Conscience Protection Act to protect health care providers and insurance plans from government discrimination if they decline to participate in abortions. The bill also provides enforcement for existing conscience laws by providing a privat  more