WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Bohannan Silent on 25% Tax Hike * Bernie Bro Travis Terrell just came out in support of a 25% tax hike on Iowa families. By opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill, Bernie Bro Travis Terrell is pushing to make life more expensive with his socialist tax-and-spend agenda. Meanwhile, Christina Bohannan's nowhere to be found, sitting silent while Terrell stakes out the far-left lane in their mess  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates Big Beautiful Win for Iowans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act : "President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill delivers on what Iowans voted for in November, keeping more money in hardworking folks' pockets, real border security, and a safer America," said Ernst. "In addition to the larg  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Ends Handouts to the Idle Rich * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act as an amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill to save up to $100 million over the next decade. The bill will end the backwards practice of forcing small businesses and job creators to foot the bill for unemployment insurance for tho  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * 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 of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 2015, Continuum Ag has rooted themselves in helpi  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Commends Trump Administration for Detaining Chinese Nationals Found Spying on U.S. Navy * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement commending President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel for arresting two Chinese nationals found spying on U.S. Navy servicemembers and bases: "I commend the Trump administration for arresting two Chinese nationals wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Releases Bombshell Records Showing FBI Headquarters Interfered with Alleged Chinese Election Interference Probe to Shield Christopher Wray from Political Blowback * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealing the FBI suppressed intelligence of alleged Chinese interference in the 20  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Grassley Releases Bombshell Records Showing FBI Headquarters Interfered with Alleged Chinese Election Interference Probe to Shield Christopher Wray from Political Blowback WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealing the FBI suppress  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Votes to Deliver Tax Relief for Iowa Families and Small Businesses, Secure the Border and Enact America First Agenda * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to protect Iowans from being hit with the largest tax increase in history and provide historic investments in border security and law enforcement. The legislation will now receiv  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 2 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 1, 2025: * * * IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on Senate's Passage of Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill The bill will put rural hospitals and nursing homes at risk of closing, raise energy and health care costs for Iowans, and give tax breaks to the ultra-rich * DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement regarding Joni Ernst's vote to raise prices for working famili  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rita Bettis Austen, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, stated that the state's amended Civil Rights Act has gone into effect, removing gender identity as a protected characteristic. Austen described this action, signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, as "heartless" and one that specifically permits discrimination against transgender Iowans in areas like housing, credit, employment, public accommodations, and education. While acknowledging t  more

AMES, Iowa, July 2 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Invention improves 'gene gun,' targets efficiency gains in plant research AMES, Iowa - Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits. That technology, which loads genetic materials on tiny particles and uses high pressure to shoot them into plant cells, has presented challenges to plant s  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Salford Inc., a Osceola, Iowa, manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and Salford BBI Inc., Cornelia, Georgia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, voicing urgent objections to the proposed expansion of Section 232 tariffs on specific steel and aluminum derivative products. The company, headquartered in Iowa and Georgia with operations in several states, argues that including these products in the tariff list would severely disrupt its   more