WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Cedar Rapids to Receive $25M from Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law to Improve Flood Resilience, Upgrade Street Infrastructure * Download video HERE WASHINGTON - The City of Cedar Rapids will receive $25 million from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund flood resilience efforts and infrastructure improvements at I-380 through the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Project. Funding for this  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Advances Bills to Boost American Manufacturing, Crackdown on COVID Fraudsters Small Business Committee passes Made In America Manufacturing Act and SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act. * The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced a pair of Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bills to unleash domestic manufact  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls on Senate to Make DOGE Cuts Permanent * WASHINGTON - After exposing sweeping abuses at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to pass President Trump's rescissions bill to save taxpayer dollars and make Washington squeal. From funding fashion week to pickle makers, Ernst cited multiple wasteful  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Stops Secret Pentagon Spending * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) secured a major win for taxpayers in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 with the inclusion of an amendment to end Pentagon bureaucrats' game of hide and seek with tax dollars. The amendment is based off of her bipartisan Stop Secret Spending Act and requires all spe  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Supports Mental Health Care for Iowa Farmers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the bipartisan Farmers First Act to support access to critical mental health resources for Iowa farmers. Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. The legislation would build upon Ernst and Baldwin's Farm and Ranch Stress Assist  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Hassan Reintroduce Bill to Improve Maternal and Child Health Services * Download video HERE WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act to improve maternal and child health care across the nation. The maternal health crisis in the United States particularly affects those living in rural America and women of color.  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act Becomes Law President Donald Trump today signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act into law, permanently classifying illicit, fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Healt  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley: Senate Judiciary Committee Will Abide by Precedent, Vote on Bove's Nomination Thursday * WASHINGTON - Citing Senate Judiciary Committee precedent, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced the Committee will not hold a second hearing on Emil Bove's nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The Committee will vote on Bove's nomination on Thursday, Ju  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has made a preliminary finding of critical circumstances regarding overhead door counterbalance torsion springs imported from China. This notice indicates a concern about a potential surge in imports coupled with alleged countervailable subsidies. The Commerce Department initiated this investigation following a countervailing duty petition filed by U.S. companies. The petitioners, IDC Group Inc., I  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Witnesses Call for Congressional Action on Organized Retail Crime, Endorse Grassley-Led Bill * WASHINGTON - In response to questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) at a hearing today, witnesses urged congressional action to address the nationwide scourge of organized retail crime and endorsed the Grassley-led, bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Backed HALT Fentanyl Act Signed Into Law by President Trump * Washington, D.C. - President Trump has officially signed (link is external) the HALT Fentanyl Act into law, delivering a major win in the fight to stop fentanyl from devastating American communities. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), an original cosponsor of the bill in the House had this to say: "P  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 17 -- Morningside University issued the following news: * * * St. Luke's College to join Morningside University Sioux City, Iowa - St. Luke's College- UnityPoint Health intends to enter into a transaction with Morningside University as part of a shared vision to continue to enhance educational opportunities in healthcare and support academic excellence. Through this transition, St. Luke's College- UnityPoint Health will become part of Morningside University, strengtheni  more