WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Hassan Introduce Bill to Boost Employee Retirement Savings, Support Business Owners * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced a bipartisan bill to encourage retirement savings and support America's businesses. The "Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act" bolsters the growth of S corporations that are owned by Employee   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

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 25 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation seek public input on State Transportation Plan AMES, Iowa - July 24, 2025 - The Iowa Transportation Commission is beginning the process to update the State Transportation Plan for Iowa. This plan provides a framework for how future investments should be made to Iowa's multimodal transportation system,   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 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Push to Protect Drinking Water as Communities Face Rising Contamination Threats * As drinking water contamination from toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), increasingly threatens communities in Maine and across the country, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have reintroduced th  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

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks to USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Nominee * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) participated in a Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing today to consider Mr. Richard Fordyce to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. During the hearing, Sen. Tuberville and Mr. Fordyce discussed the Farm Board Act and Mid-Sout  more