WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * American Farmers Benefit from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Washington, D.C. - Extending the Trump tax cuts will be a critical lifeline to American farmers, whose livelihoods rely on provisions for family-owned and small businesses like the small business deduction, relief from the death tax, and the doubled standard deduction and would suffer greatly sho  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 06-02-2025 * Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Budget Reconciliation Bill, Russia and Ukraine Relations, Reconciliation Impact on Deficit, Tariffs, Rock Island Arsenal and the Israel-Hamas Conflict. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-06-02-2025  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR issues air quality advisory through Thursday * The Iowa DNR has issued a statewide Air Quality Alert through 6 a.m. Thursday, June 5. The Air Quality Index (AQI) may reach the red or unhealthy category in affected areas.  Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires was pulled down to the surface early Tuesday morning and levels in northwestern Iowa have been measured in the unhealthy c  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Moves to Ensure Propane Access for Iowa Farmers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is partnering with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to lead a bipartisan effort that would bolster access to propane - an essential agricultural input - for farmers. The Growing Rural Agricultural Infrastructure Needs to Deliver Rising Yields (GRAIN DRY) Act  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, B&B Gates & Supply * 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: B&B Gates & Supply of Lyon County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "The Pollema family has built B&B Gates & Supply on  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra, Smith Lead Letter Urging U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to Prioritize Improved Market Access for American Agricultural Exports in India * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) led a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Representative urging improved market access for American agricultural exports - specifically U.S. ethanol, dist  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * Grassley Oversight Unveils Disturbing Extent of FBI's Anti-Catholic Bias WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records revealing the Biden FBI's anti-Catholic Richmond Memo was widely distributed to over 1,000 FBI employees across the country before it  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Recognizes C-SPAN's Decades of Senate Coverage, Discusses Need for Public Access Across All Platforms * WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) celebrated the 39th anniversary of C-SPAN 2's first Senate broadcast on June 2, 1986. Earlier today, Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to celebrate C-SPAN's historic co  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Newsmax to Discuss Universal Injunctions, Urgent Need to End Unconstitutional Overreach WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined The Record with Greta van Susteren on Newsmax to discuss ongoing efforts to tackle universal injunctions. Grassley is leading legislation to limit fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Real Clear Politics to Discuss 'Disturbing Political Bias' at Biden's DOJ and FBI WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the RealClearPolitics podcast to discuss his oversight exposing the Biden Justice Department's (DOJ) targeting of President Donald Trump and his associates,  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Small Business Owner Applauds Ernst Leadership in Making Trump Tax Cuts Permanent * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Palo small business owner Jerry Akers authored an op-ed in The Gazette praising Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) leadership in the fight to permanently extend the Trump tax cuts and avoid the largest tax hike in American history. As chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business a  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on June 3, 2025: * * * New Unemployment System Now Live on Iowaworks.gov All Unemployment Activity Now Taking Place in One Central Location * Iowa's new unemployment system is now live on iowaworks.gov, creating for the first time one centralized location for filing a claim, participating in reemployment activities, and ultimately finding new employment. In addition to the job and recruitment tools tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks, Colleagues Launch Bill to Fight Antisemitic Hate Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), alongside Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Maria Salazar (R-FL), has introduced the bipartisan Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act, legislation to establish a national commission tasked with investi  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Recognizes June as National Annuity Awareness Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing June as National Annuity Awareness Month. The resolution, co-led by U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), highlights the critical role annuities play in securing retirement stability for millions of Americans. "Annuities offer hardworking  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Leads Resolution Designating June as "Life Month" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to designate June as "Life Month" to mark the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Upon introduction Sen. Cruz said, "Every human life is worthy of protection, and it is especially incumbent upon Americans and lawmakers to protect the most vulnerable among u  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Grassley introduce AI Whistleblower Protection Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Whistleblower Protection Act, which provides explicit whistleblower protections to those developing and deploying AI. Currently, AI companies' restrictive severance and nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) create   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Feenstra Urge USTR to Improve Market Access for U.S. Agricultural Products in India * Washington, DC -- Last week, Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) led a letter to United States Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging improved market access for American agricultural exports - specifically U.S. ethanol, distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and soybean meal (SBM) - in  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming training opportunity for Iowa's Bumble Bee Atlas * If you ever wanted to learn more about and maybe even actively help the most adorable bees in Iowa, here's your opportunity. 2025 is the second year for Iowa's Bumble Bee Atlas and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to participate all over the state. To become a Bumble Bee Atlas volunteer   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- A wildlife conservation group is voicing strong opposition to a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service that would redefine "harm" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Wildlife Society Iowa Chapter contends that the proposed change, outlined in Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034, threatens decades of conservation progress by removing habitat destruction from the definition of "harm." The ESA, a long-standing piece of legislation, p  more