WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * During Telephone Town Hall, Feenstra Announces More Than $10.5 Million Returned to Iowans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, during a telephone town hall with nearly 5,400 Iowans, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that his office has returned more than $10.5 million to constituents since 2021. "Since I was first elected to Congress, I pledged that I would work to protect taxpayers from fede  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Introduces Legislation to Increase Accessibility in USDA Conservation Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the EQIP Improvement Act of 2025, legislation designed to make the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) more equitable for small farmers, prioritize federal funding for demonstrably effective conservation practices, and provide   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Reintroduces Bipartisan Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) reintroduced the bipartisan Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act. This legislation will improve flood and drought mitigation through existing USDA conservation programs. "Covering the devastating Flood of 2008 was one of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO BOOST BEGINNING FARMERS, MANUFACTURERS * Bipartisan Measure Would Modernize Outdated IRS Rules for Industrial Development, First-Time Farmer Bonds WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to help beginning farmers and small-scale manufacturers by modernizing outdated rules that are hindering access to af  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Pushes for Improvements to DOJ Program Servicing Fallen or Disabled Officers and their Families * Associated Press: Sen. Grassley calls delays at a benefits program for deceased officers 'absolutely unacceptable' By Ryan Foley June 24, 2025 A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to fix a growing backlog and longtime management problems at th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- A new analysis from the nonprofit health advocacy group Families USA, titled "Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Force Rural Hospitals to the Brink of Closure," warns that proposed federal Medicaid reductions could devastate rural health care systems. Released in June 2025, the report projects that 55 additional independent rural hospitals across 26 states would fall into financial distress, bringing the nationwide total of at-risk hospitals to 380. The report highligh  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Full Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in her openin  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in its Entirety Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S.   more