WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP * (Washington, D.C., August 4, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hosted Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey and signed six new food choice state waivers to further advance Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Padilla Celebrate National Farmers Market Week * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced a bipartisan resolution to recognize and celebrate National Farmers Market Week from Aug. 3-9, 2025. As Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins kicked off the inaugural Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall yesterday, this resolution honors the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Urges Support for Trailblazer Jeanine Pirro Ahead of Senate Vote * Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Saturday, August 2, 2025 VIDEO One of the next two votes will be for Ms. Pirro [and] her nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Ms. Pirro is a trailblazer. It's shameful for Democrats to oppose this trailblaz  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Whitehouse Lead Bipartisan Reauthorization of Life-Saving Addiction Recovery Program * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), which helps address the opioid epidemic through prevention, treatment,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Homeland Security Committee Approves Grassley, Peters-Led Transparency Bills * WASHINGTON - Last week, the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) approved three bipartisan bills by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and HSGAC Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.): the Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act, the Lobbying Disclosure Imp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Matt Schuiteman, a board member of the Iowa Farm Bureau, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * Thank you, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and House Ag Committee, to allow me to testify on this important issue. My name is Matt Schuiteman, and I live and farm with my wife Minde and our 7 children near Sioux Center in Sioux County, Iowa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Ernst, Valadao, Pingree Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Recognize National Farmers Market Week * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the adoption of a bipartisan resolution to celebrate National Farmers Market Week from August 3 through August 9, 2025. The resolution recognizes the vital role that farmers markets   more