DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 05/22/2025 DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on dr  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst: American Leadership is Back WASHINGTON - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) reaffirmed that President Trump is showing the world that American leadership is back and echoed his strong message for Vladimir Putin to end Russia's bloody war. "Russia's aggression has already cost too many innocent lives, about 5,000 lives every single week. Too many innocent lives, folks, whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Pass President Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted to pass President Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill." "Today, I proudly voted for President Trump's 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' to deliver historic tax cuts for Iowa families, farmers, workers, and small businesses. This legislation also funds our border patrol agents,   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 21, 2025, at a nominations hearing for Associate Attorney General, Assistant A.G. for the Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director and Patent and Trademark Office Director: * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to this hearing to consider the nominations of Stanley Woodward, to serve as Associate Attorney General; Elli  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Online Child Sex Abuse Material WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in reintroducing the STOP CSAM Act. The bipartisan bill would crack down on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by promoting transparency in the tech industry  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Online Child Sex Abuse Material WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in reintroducing the STOP CSAM Act. The bipartisan bill would crack down on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online by  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Daines, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Health Care for Veterans WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Protecting Veteran Community Care Act. The legislation would strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) existing Community Care program and bolster veterans' access to mental health services  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson: Promises Made, Promises Kept for Iowans Hinson supported legislation to cut taxes, secure the border, and unleash American prosperity under President Trump Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after voting in support of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill--a generational investment to secure our borders permanently, provide tax relief fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * House Republicans Pass Veteran Mental Health Support Bill, Next Generation Reforms to Make VA Work Better This morning, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1969, the No W  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH INFERTILITY Legislation Promotes Restorative Reproductive Medicine Through Existing Federal Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today reintroduced legislation to provide couples with more personalized and effective infertility treatment to help  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Releases Alarming Report on Tech Vulnerable to China WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released a report revealing that billions of dollars in sensitive American intellectual property are vulnerable to China, because the lack of a consistent due diligence standard in the Small Business Innovation Research   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 23 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council, Department of Education, award over $200,000 to expand career-connected opportunities for students this summer 12 STEM BEST Program model partner schools will each receive up to $20,000 to extend work-based learning experiences through new summer pilot program * The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Educati  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Nominees for DEA Administrator, U.S. Marshals Director WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Terrance Cole, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, by a vote of 12-10 and Gadyaces Serralta, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, by a vote of 12-9, with one voting present. A recording of the executive business me  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Votes to Prevent Largest Tax Hike in American History Washington, D.C. \- The House of Representatives has officially passed President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill--historic legislation to secure the border, slash taxes, defend working Americans, and restore integrity to our institutions. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a 24-year Army veteran, physician, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Votes to Deliver Tax Relief, Farm Security, Border Enforcement, and Energy Independence WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) voted in favor of a comprehensive reconciliation package that permanently extends middle-class tax cuts, secures critical wins for Iowa's farmers, strengthens health and safety-net programs by rooting out waste and fraud, and provides certainty for small businesse  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 21, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize President Wendy Wintersteen, a longtime champion for Iowa's students and a nationally respected leader in higher education, as she moves on from her role as the 16th President of Iowa State University. Wendy's leadership has shaped the future of Iowa State and made a meaningful difference   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Moran, Baldwin, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) today reintroduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act - bipartisan legislation that would establish a pathway at the  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Bipartisan Colleagues Relaunch Biofuels Caucus, Announce New Co-Chairs Washington, DC --Today Congressional Biofuels Caucus Co-chairs Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) released the following statements celebrating the launch of the caucus for the 119th Congress and welcoming new Co-chairs Hinson,  more