WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 23, 2025 NAVY Austal USA LLC, National City, California (N0002425D4212); BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, California (N0002425D4213); General Dynamics-NASSCO, San Diego, California (N0002425D4214); Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California (N0002425D4215); Fincantieri Marine Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N0002425D4216); Delphinus Engineering, Inc.  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Grassley, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Health Care for Veterans U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) today introduced a bill to hold the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) accountable and support our nation's service members. The "Protecting Veteran Community Care Act" would strengthen the VA's existing Community Care   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Nearly $5.5 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Iowa LENEXA, KAN. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of $ 267 million in Brownfields Grants to communities across the United States, with $5.5 million going to selectees in Iowa.  These grants put the Agency's commitment to protect human health   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on U.S. Attorney Nominations BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) intent to place a hold on Jason Reding Quinones, President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and, potentially, future Trump-appointed U.S  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on U.S. Attorney Nominations BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) intent to place a hold on Jason Reding Quinones, President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Named Co-Chair of Biofuels Caucus, Will Use Position to Advocate for Iowa Biofuels Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson was announced as a co-chair for the Congressional Biofuels Caucus alongside Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL). "Biofuels are key to Iowa's economy and key to American   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * 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, becaus  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 24 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Iowa DOT seeks input on DBE goalsetting for Federal Transit-funded projects The Iowa DOT is in the process of setting our Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2026-2028 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funded projects. In establishing the three-year DBE goal, we are seeking public input on our goal-setting process from minority  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Bill to Strengthen Veteran Suicide Prevention Passes House Washington, D.C. - This week, the House of Representatives passed (link is external) H.R. 1969, the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) to expand and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide prevention grant program. "As a 24-year  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Military-Tech Integration WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), an Air Force Colonel, and Representative Pat Ryan (NY-18) today introduced the Joint Reserve Detachment (JRD) Formalization Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's national security by formalizing a key innovation partnership between the Department of Defense (DoD) and th  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Ukraine Update Q: Why did you write to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about Ukraine? A: As a Pentagon watchdog, I've dedicated decades of congressional oversight to track taxpayer dollars appropriated for national defense, including military dollars assigned to help our allies. From government purchase cards to $10,000 toilet seat lids and sloppy accounting that allowed a years-long $103 mi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Approves State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Indiana and Iowa (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed waivers to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) in Indiana and Iowa, each commencing in 2026. On Monday, Secret  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 22, 2025, at a nominations hearing for Drug Enforcement Administrator, Marshals Service Director and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa: * * * Before we begin, I want to take a moment to mention the outrageous attack that took place yesterday outside of the Capital Jewish Museum, here in Washington, D.C. The shooter killed two Israeli em  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Senate passes Husted-backed resolution highlighting foster care families WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has cosponsored Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Lujan's (D-N.M.) resolution to recognize May as National Foster Care Month. Their resolution passed the Senate yesterday. The legislation brings awareness to the challenges facing children in foster care and encourages Congress to implemen  more