WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ernst Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Flood Risks * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, introduced the bipartisan Restoring America's Floodplains Act to mitigate flood risk and improve water quality by ensuring farmers, landowners, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can work toge  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Speaks on the Pacific Partnership Act * I rise today in support of my Pacific Partnership Act, co-introduced with Congresswoman Radewagen of American Samoa and cosponsored by 21 of our colleagues. A companion version of our bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cortez Masto of Nevada and Senator Ernst of Iowa. Scattered across the three traditional Pacific subregions of Melanesia, Micro  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACS-59) on July 9, 2025, entitled "Field of Bachelor's Degree in the U.S. - 2022:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * FIELD OF DEGREE BY STATE This section of the report uses a collapsed version of the field of degree classification with five categories: science and engineering; science- and engineering-related fields; business; education; and arts, humanities, and other degrees to explore rates and earn  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Chair Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming William Briggs at SBA Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her Senate colleagues to confirm Mr. William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration to continue restoring strong leadership at  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming William Briggs at SBA * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her Senate colleagues to confirm Mr. William Briggs to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration to continue restoring strong leadership at the agency. After she spoke, the Senate confirmed Briggs by a vot  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR Dam Safety Program to host workshop in West Des Moines * DES MOINES - The Iowa DNR's Dam Safety program, in conjunction with The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), is holding a Dam Safety workshop in West Des Moines on July 30. The workshop is designed to provide practical, straightforward information on topics of importance to dam owners, and those with an int  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * DOGE Caucus Co-Chairs Lead House Effort to Eliminate Billions in Wasteful Payments * WASHINGTON-- In response to more than $160 billion in fraudulent payments in Fiscal Year 2024, DOGE Caucus co-chairs Congressmen Aaron Bean (FL-04), Blake Moore (UT-01), and Pete Sessions (TX-17) introduced the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Spending Act to combat financial fraud and theft of taxpayer d  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Against President Trump's Efforts To Strip Public Broadcasting Of Federal Funding * July 10, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led Senators in speeches on the Senate floor against President Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions request to cut funding already appropriated by Congress--specifically the $1.1 billion cut to federal funding for the Co  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting July 15. The meeting is virtual only. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. The public can attend via video conference or by phone. To join by video, connect with meet.google.com/fdw-  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Edd the Florist Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. 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 Flori  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice entitled "Request To Release Airport Property; Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO), Waterloo, Iowa." FAA is inviting public comment on a proposal to release and dispose of two land parcels at the Waterloo Regional Airport, Waterloo, Iowa. These parcels total approximately 12.84 acres. The Director of Aviation at Waterloo Regional Airport has asked the Federal Aviation Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Improve Livestock Indemnity Program and Support Iowa Cattle Producers * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced legislation - the Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act - to make needed updates to the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) so that Iowa cattle and livestock producers receive a fair market price for their livestock. Under cu  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Probes FBI's Mismanagement of Undercover Operations Program Whistleblower disclosures reveal Biden-Harris administration endangered agents' safety and wellbeing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address the agency's reported mismanagement of national security un  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Takes Down High-ranking MS-13 Gang Leaders Wanted for Murder * One fugitive appears on El Salvador's 100 Most Wanted list; the other triggered an INTERPOL Red Notice WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Omaha arrested two senior MS-13 gang leaders this week who are want  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Paddlers urged to stay off rain swollen rivers * Rivers across Iowa are swollen and swift with recent heavy rainfall. Some rivers are already dangerously high at or near flood stage, and more rivers could rise fast with chances of rain forecast later this week. "All paddlers, even experienced paddlers, should stay off of rain swollen rivers," said Todd Robertson, paddling instruct  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on July 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, this year, I have been working hard to help the renewable fuels industry, which provides about 40,000 to 50,000 jobs in the State of Iowa and is a very big help for the family farmers of Iowa. These family farmers rely on the renewable fuels market  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Drought conditions improve due to late June rainfall * DES MOINES - Drought conditions improved slightly across much of the state due to above-normal precipitation totals in June, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Despite receiving below-normal precipitation at the beginning of the month, increased rainfall at the end of June helped ease drought a  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Strong Support for Secretary Rollins' National Security Action Plan * (Washington, D.C., July 10, 2025) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins' announcement of the National Farm Security Action Plan, elected leaders and industry stakeholders praised the policy agenda. Agriculture and Government Leaders Applaud USDA's Plan to Protect National Securit  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Wind and Solar Advocates Laud Grassley Efforts to Advance Iowa's Clean Energy Future * WASHINGTON - Clean energy advocates are applauding Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) leadership to support the wind and solar energy industries in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Grassley successfully got the wind energy industry off the ground by instituting America's first-ever federal wi  more