WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Vote-a-rama, Durbin Sounds The Alarm On Republicans' So-Called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" * June 29, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin highlights how Senate Republicans' bill will slash health care coverage for more than 16 million Americans to provide massive tax breaks for billionaires WASHINGTON - Ahead of an upcoming vote-a-rama, where Senate Democrats will expose th  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Continuum Ag 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: Continuum Ag of Washington County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one o  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Issues Statement Expressing Disappointment in Supreme Court Decision Not to Hear Case against California's Proposition 12 * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement expressing his disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear the Iowa Pork Producers' case against California's Proposition 12: "I am very disappointed that the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a judicial nominations hearing: * * * On today's agenda, we have seven nominations. The nomination of Kurt Wall to be U.S. Attorney is listed for the first time and will be held over. We'll vote today on Whitney Hermandorfer, nominee to be a circuit judge on the Sixth Circuit, Joshua Divine to be a district judge on the Eastern and Western Districts  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on judicial nominations for the Third Circuit and Florida district courts: * * * Good morning, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Our first panel features Emil Bove, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Then, on panel two, we'll hear from four district court nominees: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, Kyle Dude  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "The Thin Blue Line Protecting America from the Cartels": * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Hearing on Law Enforcement's Ongoing Work to Combat Cartels, Protect American Lives Today's hearing focuses on the very real threat of Mexican drug cartels and the lengths law enforcement goes to defend Americans. In the last few months, my Dem  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release: * * * Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HHS Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Today, Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing titled The Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Budget. "America needs a new prescription -- a clear, bold vision for the future. We can no longer afford to si  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 30 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report * DES MOINES, Iowa (June 30, 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 week during this time. "  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 1 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Iowans' Unemployment Benefits to Increase Starting July 6 DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa Workforce Development, as part of its required annual review of unemployment insurance (UI) wages, announced that the maximum weekly benefit for unemployed Iowans will increase effective the benefit week of July 6, 2025. Per Iowa law, IWD uses a formula each year to determine the maximum and minimum   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King on Senate Floor: This Tax Bill is "Irresponsible, Regressive, and Downright Cruel" * WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) spoke on the Senate Floor to share remarks on the so-called GOP 'Big Beautiful Bill' and the potential harm it would do to Maine people. In the next hour, the bill is scheduled for an extended series of votes on amendments before a final Senate vote is held.   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards nearly $84M in grants to expand Registered Apprenticeships * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $84 million in grants to 50 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs, representing an important step toward meeting the Administration's goal of expanding the program to 1 million active apprentices.    more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul, Meeks Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling For the Return of Abducted Ukrainian Children * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee -- and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning Russia's abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children and calling for th  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Meeks, McCaul Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for the Return of Abducted Ukrainian Children Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced a bipartisan resolution c  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Joins Army Secretary Driscoll at Rock Island Arsenal * Davenport, IA - Today, U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined Secretary of the Army Driscoll for a site visit and mission briefing at the Rock Island Arsenal, one of the nation's most critical logistics and manufacturing hubs. "Rock Island Arsenal has always been a pillar of strength for our national   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 30 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Open house to discuss Heritage Hills Wildlife Area forest wildlife stewardship plan * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public open house on July 16, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Heritage Hills Wildlife Area, five miles northeast of Lorimor, to present a brief overview of the history of the area, and to discuss a proposed forest wildlife stewardship plan for Herit  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Reject Sen. Markey Effort to Protect Rural Hospitals from Republican Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Due to GOP Cuts Watch: Senator Markey forces vote on Senate floor Washington (June 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subco  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Detailing Devastating Impact of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on Health Care in America As Senate Republicans attempt to ram through legislation to cut health care for 16 million Americans in order to give tax breaks to billionaires without a single hearing or substantive debate, Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schatz Testimony at Hearing on President Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, testified on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with Office of M  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Thompson and Boozman: FY24 SNAP Error Rate Underscores Need for State Cost Share House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), released the following statement on the FY 2024 SNAP Payment Error Rate: "Another year,   more