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 16 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Mann Leads Subcommittee Hearing on Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture, Disease Prevention in Animal Health * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, led a subcommittee hearing entitled "Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: The Role of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)." During the hearing  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 17 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Corps of Engineers set to dredge Winona, Minn., boat harbor The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today, that mechanical dredging to increase overall harbor depth will begin in the Winona Small Boat Harbor, also known as Dick's Marine, in Winona, Minnesota, July 17. Work should be completed by July 31. The work will take place d  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

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 16 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Iowa DOT's recommended DBE goal for Federal Fiscal Years 2026-2028 FTA-assisted contracts AMES, Iowa - July 15, 2025 - In accordance with requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation as set forth in 49 C.F.R. Part 26, as amended, the Iowa Department of Transportation hereby notifies the public that it is recommending the following Disadvantaged Business Enterpr  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

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following rem  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Murray Urges Colleagues to Vote Down Rescissions Package in Its Entirety ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Nearly 60 national and state-level organizations representing the needs of young children and families submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging the agency to ensure that any changes to regulations prioritize child and family wellbeing. The letter responds to the department's Request for Information titled "Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make America Healthy Again." The organizations emphasize th  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans' Bill Is a Big Win for Working Families * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, later today the Senate will begin consideration of the Trump administration's rescissions package. "Reining in waste, fraud,  more