DES MOINES, Iowa, July 25 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * D.C. Republicans Try to Take Early Vacation Republicans in the House gaveled out early, even though they haven't passed a farm bill since 2018 * Des Moines - Just because Iowa's Congressional delegation left D.C. early - even though they haven't passed a new farm bill since 2018 - doesn't mean their job is done. Surely, during their six-week vacation, Iowa's Republican delegation will find time to host   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes to Safeguard American Innovation From China * WASHINGTON - After releasing a bombshell report detailing how critical technology is vulnerable to espionage by the Chinese Communist Party, Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) detailed why Congress must pass her INNOVATE Act to protect and advance American innovation. Ernst laid out how her bill to re  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 24, 2025, at a meeting on the nominations of seven U.S. Attorneys and consideration of public safety bills: * * * On today's agenda, we have seven nominations. We'll vote on Kurt Wall, Kurt Alme, Lesley Murphy, Jeanine Pirro, Erik Seibert, Nicholas Chase and Daniel Rosen to be U.S. Attorneys. These are highly qualified nominees. Two of these nom  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Urges President Trump to Protect Whistleblowers While Cutting Federal Waste, Fraud and Abuse * WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, praised the president's efforts to eliminate waste and fraud and requested that the administration ensure whistleblowers are not terminated or retal  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Market Competition for Prescription Drugs, Lower Prices for Consumers * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined three Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Short on Competition Act to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers. The legislation is led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Three Public Safety Bills, Seven U.S. Attorney Nominations * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted to advance three bipartisan public safety bills to support law enforcement's efforts to combat crime and protect vulnerable populations. The Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassl  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Three Public Safety Bills, Seven U.S. Attorney Nominations The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted to advance three bipartisan public safety bills to support law enforcement's efforts to combat crime and protect vulnerable populations. The Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, led   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Students from Fentanyl, Trafficking, and Gang Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today introduced the Safe Schools and Communities Act, bipartisan legislation that allows public schools to apply for federal grants to train faculty and implement programs focused on human trafficking prevention, fentanyl aware  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Publishers, Booksellers, and Authors File Amicus Brief Challenging Unconstitutional Iowa Law * On July 24, 2025, a broad coalition of publishers, booksellers, authors, and anti-censorship and public education organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Penguin Random House, LLC v. Robbins, a suit challenging an unconstitutional Iowa law that would p  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 22, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Securing the Skies: Law Enforcement, Drones and Public Safety": * * * A few months ago, we held a hearing where we heard from state law enforcement officers about the challenges and risks drones can pose when in the wrong hands. Today's witnesses are career federal government professionals who are instrumental to k  more

AMES, Iowa, July 25 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Summer research program for teachers brings ISU science to K-12 classrooms AMES, Iowa - A few years ago, Nicole Valenzuela was talking to a group of third and fourth graders in Ankeny about turtles, the focus of her research as an evolutionary biologist. Some of the students in the classroom were recent arrivals still learning English, so Valenzuela helped translate on the fly to make sure they were follow  more