WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst on Standing Up to Beijing, Putting Warfighters First * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) about the urgent need to reform the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to stand up to China and deliver for our warfi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Discusses His Efforts to Hold Meta Accountable During Subcommittee Hearing on Company's Failure to Protect Children * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) discussed his continued oversight of Big Tech and Meta in a subcommittee hearing today with two whistleblowers who formerly worked for Meta. Grassley outlined his longstanding support for whistleblo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presents Congressional Adoption Award to Four Oaks Family and Children's Services * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, presented Four Oaks Foster & Adoptive Family Connections with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's (CCAI) "Angels in Adoption" award. Four Oaks is a statewide program contracted by t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Treasury Nominees on IRS Whistleblower Program, Need for Timely Guidance on Clean Fuels Credit Implementation * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned President Trump's nominee for Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Donald Korb, at a nominations hearing today. Grassley disc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Gets Bureaucrats Back to Work * WASHINGTON - After U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) exposed last year that just 6% of telework eligible federal employees were showing up in-person five days a week, a recent Gallup report made clear that bureaucrats are back in the office and the days of working from home in bubble baths are over. The report marks a clear victory for Ernst, who was the firs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Iowa Hospital Association has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing serious concerns over the proposed payment updates in the Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rule. The association represents 123 hospitals throughout Iowa and warns that the proposed 6.4% aggregate cut to home health payments, amounting to $1.135 billion, poses a substantial thre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Iowa NRCS Sets Oct. 10 Cutoff for Conservation Program Applications * DES MOINES, IOWA, Sept. 10, 2025 - The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 through USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs is Oct. 10. NRCS accepts conservation program applicat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components. The organization represents a broad spectrum of manufacturing interests across the United States, emphasizing the potential negative impact that additional tariffs could have on the industry, especially regarding wind energy production. In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) voicing strong opposition to the agency's proposed rule regarding the Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to Domestic Service. NDWA urges the DOL to preserve existing labor protections set forth in the 2013 Final Home Care Rule, which ensures important minimum wage and overtime rights for home care workers. The NDWA, a leading organizat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen USDA Disaster Recovery Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced the bipartisan Protecting Farmers from Natural Disasters Act with Representative Don Davis (NC-01) to expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program and ensure rural communities have the tools and flexibility   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Bill Recognizing 1980 Miracle on Ice Hockey Team * WASHINGTON - The United States Senate unanimously passed the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation honors the 1980 Olympic Men's Hockey Team's improbable victory over the four-time reigning champion Russian Olympic team. Against all odds, the American team of amateur collegiate hockey players defeated the Russian   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons calls for passage of transparency and accountability laws after hearing testimony from Meta whistleblowers on child safety in Judiciary Committee hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned two Meta whistleblowers during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing today, where he thanked both witnesses for calling attention to the failure of Meta and other big  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Vitale's of Clinton Recalls Various Meat-Topped Pizzas Produced Without the Benefit of Inspection * DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 10, 2025) - B & K Enterprises, doing business as Vitale's, in Clinton, IA, is recalling an unknown quantity of various meat-topped pizzas that were produced without the benefit of federal or State of Iowa inspection, the Iowa Department of Agriculture a  more