WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * During House Agriculture Committee Hearing, Feenstra Speaks Out Against California's Proposition 12 Mandates on Iowa Hog Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing on California's Proposition 12, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) discussed the negative economic impacts of this egregious mandate on Iowa hog farmers and submitted for the congressional record l  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Announces Another Trump Cabinet Member as Featured Speaker at Entrepreneur Expo * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin will be a featured speaker at her upcoming Entrepreneur Expo. The third annual event, taking place at Iowa State Universit  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Ernst Announces Another Trump Cabinet Member as Featured Speaker at Entrepreneur Expo Loeffler and Zeldin will join Ernst's event to help equip Iowa's entrepreneurs. * U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced that Environmental Protection Agency (E  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sponheim Sales and Services 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: Sponheim Sales and Services of Mitchell County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ernst Pushes to Safeguard American Innovation From China After releasing a bombshell report (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/new-report-ernst-exposes-critical-tech-is-vulnerable-to-china) detailing how critical technology is vulnerable to espionage by the Chinese Communist Party, Senate Small Busi  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Joins Legislation to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractors * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation alongside Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) to expand whistleblower protections for government contracto  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Fetterman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Art Market Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today introduced the Art Market Integrity Act. The bipartisan legislation would require art dealers and auction houses to comply with existing anti-money laundering and counter-te  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Grassley, Fetterman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Art Market Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today introduced the Art Market Integrity Act. The bipartisan legislation would require art dealers and auction houses to comply with   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Introduces the Save Our Bacon Act to Block California's Radical Prop 12, Protect Interstate Commerce * Bill ensures all Americans can continue to enjoy Iowa Ag Products & blocks blue-state bacon bans Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) introduced the Save Our Bacon Act to protect access to interstate commerce for Iowa family farmers and lower grocery prices for cons  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Just the News to Discuss Release of Clinton Annex * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined John Solomon and Amanda Head on Just the News, No Noise to discuss his public disclosure of a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) report showing the Federal Bureau of Investigation's negligence during the Clinton email i  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Just the News to Discuss Release of Clinton Annex 'Thank God for Chairman Grassley' making DOJ watchdog report public * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined John Solomon and Amanda Head on Just the News, No Noise to discuss his public disclosure of a Department of Justice Office of Inspector  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Introduces Bill to Rename Fort Madison Post Office in Honor of Martin L. Graber * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) introduced (link is external) legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office." The bill honors the life and legacy of the late Iowa State Repres  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Newly Declassified DOJ Watchdog Report Shows FBI Cut Corners in Clinton Email Investigation FBI failed to take normal investigative steps and review all evidence * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is bringing to light the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General's (OIG) findings that the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement at Proposition 12 Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12." [As prepared for delivery.] Good morning. I am proud to say tha  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 23 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces Grants for 24 Projects to Bolster Access to Biodiesel, E15 in Iowa * # Projects in 17 counties receive cost-share grants through the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program DES MOINES, Iowa (July 23, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board recently approved an additio  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities.  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Scott, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Improve IRS Accountability * U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and their Republican colleagues, reintroduced the IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act to modify rules for imposing tax penalties on Americans. This bill would require a supervisor or higher-level official to   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on organized retail crime, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) from retail industry leaders, law enforcement organizations and hundreds of affected business  more