WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 07-07-2025 * Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Wind Tax Credits, Letter to USPS, Arms Shipments to Ukraine, Rural Hospital Closures, One Big Beautiful Bill and Social Security Taxes. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-07-07-2025  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11672) on July 8, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Coast Guard's Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program envisages procuring 30 replacements for the Coast Guard's 35 aging river buoy tenders (WLRs), inland construction tenders (WLI  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ruiz introduces the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to combat obesity epidemic, improve Americans' health * Palm Desert, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), bipartisan legislation to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by providing   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to red  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR seeks public input on game harvest reporting and landowner tenant registration * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules related to game harvest reporting and landowner tenant registration. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Edd the Florist * 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: Edd the Florist of Wapello County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since the Wilz family purchased it in 1956, Edd the F  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Farm Security is National Security: The Trump Administration Takes Bold Action to Elevate American Agriculture in National Security * (Washington, D.C., July 8, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the next pillar of   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Applauds Trump Administration's National Farm Security Action Plan * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement praising the Trump administration's National Farm Security Action Plan: "I thank President Trump and Secretary Rollins for rolling out the National Farm Security Action Plan and standing with Iowa farmers and producers. This initiative wil  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is renewing calls for accountability after receiving information that builds on independent reports of widespread Obamacare fraud. In 2024, taxpayers reportedly footed the bill for approximately $20 billion in improper  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly leads introduction of Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to combat obesity epidemic, improve Americans' health * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), bipartisan legislation to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by providi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Pheasant hunters bagged more than 460,000 Iowa roosters in 2024 * Iowa's 2024 estimated pheasant harvest was the second highest in nearly two decades, coming in at more than 460,000 roosters last fall, surpassed only by the 2023 harvest of 590,000. This is the best back to back pheasant harvest years since 2007. Only South Dakota had more pheasants harvested last year. The 2024 A  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Salford Inc., Osceola, Iowa, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing urgent objections to proposed tariffs on certain steel and aluminum derivative products. The company argues that these tariffs could have detrimental impacts on the agricultural sector, which relies heavily on their specialized equipment manufacturing. In the letter, David Webster, president of Salford Inc., emphasized the importance of ensuring a healthy market  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Gwen Moore Supports Introduction of Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to Combat Obesity Epidemic, Improve Americans' Health * Today, U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) introduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), bipartisan legislation to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by increas  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces New Water Quality Project in Central Iowa's Beaver Creek Watershed * # Three-year watershed project is upstream from the Des Moines Metro and will add nitrate-reducing conservation practices and incentivize the use of cover crops DES MOINES, Iowa (July 8, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agri  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Makes America Safe Again Judicial provisions in the historic bill will strengthen national security, protect American families and combat judicial overreach * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spearheaded large portions of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act that strengthen national security, re  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * St. Mary's Island becoming a destination for dove, pheasant hunters * St. Mary's Island, in Mills County, was once an island in the middle of the Missouri River prior to channelization and levee installation. Today, it's one of Iowa's largest contiguous grasslands. Covering 2,513 acres, St. Mary's Island was created over time in the mid to late 2000s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engin  more