WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 05-27-2025 Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Budget Reconciliation Bill, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), SNAP and Medicaid Cuts, Farm Bill Update, Sanctions on Russia and Birthright Citizenship. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-05-27-2025  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Huffman's Farm & Home RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Huffman's Farm & Home of Lee County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in e  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Blunt Rochester Secure Supply Chains to Bolster Domestic Manufacturing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) are introducing new legislation to decrease our reliance on foreign adversaries for key materials and boost manufacturing in rural America. The Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act will drive investment and job creation here at hom  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Consumers' Genetic Data After 23andMe Bankruptcy Sparks Privacy Concerns WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Don't Sell My DNA Act to safeguard consumers' sensitive genetic data during corporate bankruptcy proceedings. The Do  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Consumers' Genetic Data After 23andMe Bankruptcy Sparks Privacy Concerns WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Don't Sell My DNA Act to safeguard consumers' sensitive genetic data durin  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 27 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report # May 19 - May 25, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (May 27, 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 wee  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Increases Funding to Reimburse States for Food Safety Inspections U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today she will exercise the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to provide a much-needed funding increase of $14.5 million in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs. Without this funding, States may not have the res  more