WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- A coalition of 40 business organizations sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing serious concerns regarding compliance issues related to Oregon's Senate Bill S916. The letter requests that the department notify Oregon's Governor Tina Kotek and the state's legislative assembly of potential violations of federal law as mandated by the Social Security Act. Senate Bill S916 permits individuals who voluntarily become unemployed due to a strike   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Bipartisan Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Meta Following Bombshell Whistleblower Allegations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, led a group of bipartisan colleagues demanding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provide all internal research regarding the safety risks and preva  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Bipartisan Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Meta Following Bombshell Whistleblower Allegations * [Hartford, CT]--U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal today joined a bipartisan group of colleagues led by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in demanding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provide all internal research regarding the safety risks and prevalence of users under the age   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Expand Early Detection Screenings for Cancer * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. This legislation would provide a pathway for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screenings pending approv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, accepted Growth Energy's 2025 "Fueling Growth Award" for his efforts to support biofuel production. "Homegrown biofuels are good, good, good. They're good for lowering prices, good for our environment and good for America's national sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Patel at FBI Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at today's FBI oversight hearing, where he examined the FBI's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and efforts to ensure accountability for FBI personnel who commit misconduct. Grassley also pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Transparency in Government Defense Maintenance Contracts, Crack Down on Price Gouging * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the bipartisan Transparency in Contract Pricing Act of 2025 to crack down on costly price gouging by defense co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, Cotton Reintroduce Bill to Provide Parental Leave and Resources for Miscarriages and Stillbirths * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act, or HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act, to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Iowa Finance Authority Invests $1.3 Million to Prevent Homelessness Statewide The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently awarded more than $1.3 million to bolster homelessness prevention efforts in every Iowa county. Funding comes through the new Iowa Homelessness Prevention Fund (IHPF) and will help hundreds of Iowans at-risk of homelessness. "The Iowa Finance Authority i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining a series of recommendations and support for proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for the year 2026. The Iowa PCA represents Iowa's fourteen Community Health Centers (CHCs), which collectively provide essential healthcare services to over 252,000 Iowans annually. In the let  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities that lack easy access to doctors or where pharmacists can provide certain   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Hands-On Career Training for Iowans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers' Required Skills (PARTNERS) Act, a bipartisan bill to expand access to work-based learning programs and create more pathways to high-quality jobs. "Not   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 17 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces 9 Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grants * # $355,000 in Choose Iowa cost-share grants will leverage a total investment of approximately $1.94 million DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 17, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today nine Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Grant recipients to expand small-scale meat processing capacity within  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 16, 2025, at a hearing on the oversight of the FBI: * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to the Judiciary Committee's annual FBI oversight hearing. We meet today in the aftermath of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, a school shooting and the senseless murder of a Ukrainian refugee. Charlie Kirk was a man of God, faith, family and country  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Risch, Colleagues in Applauding E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 48 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Jean-Noel Barrot, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Foreign Secretary, thanking t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Grassley, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency and Cut Cost of Fertilizer * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to help lower the cost of fertilizer by shining a light on market factors driving the high cost of fertilizer. The Fertilizer Research Act  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Urge Congress to Pass Ernst's INNOVATE Act * WASHINGTON - After Democrats blocked Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) INNOVATE Act, 35 small business owners and tech leaders from across the country urged Congressional leaders to support the legislation that reforms and reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Applaud European Sanctions on Iran * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and nearly all Senate Republicans in sending a letter to Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs; Johann Wadephul, the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Yvette Cooper, the British Secretary of State, thanking them  more