WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Graham, Colleagues Urge FDA to Defend Life by Reevaluating Dangerous Leading Chemical Abortion Drug Approved for Market * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)and 50 Senate Republicans in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms * 10.10.25 "This proposed deal with a private equity investor may be counter to your university's academic goals, may require the sale of university assets to a private investor, and may affect the tax-exempt purpose of those assets." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Johnson, Grassley Lead Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 16 bicameral colleagues wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Grassley, Johnson and Colleagues Send Letter to DOJ and FBI Demanding Documents Detailing the Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - This week U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) sent a letter with 15 of their colleagues to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Inves  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Advances Bipartisan Law Enforcement Legislation in National Defense Bill Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) secured the inclusion of eight bipartisan law enforcement bills as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Five of the eight bills had been blocked by Senate Democrats since passing   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley and Johnson Lead Colleagues in Seeking Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 16 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley and Johnson Lead Colleagues in Seeking Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 16 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Senate Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Authorization Bill * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed Senate passage of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support critical national security priorities. The legislation, which passed 77-20, includes multiple Grassley-backed provisions and a 3.8 percent pay raise for military service members. The H  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Oversight of Arctic Frost Yields Ongoing Results and Draws National Attention * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week released a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document revealing Jack Smith and the Biden FBI sought and obtained the cell phone tolling data of eight Republican senators and one Congressman as part of its sweeping A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Oversight of Arctic Frost Yields Ongoing Results and Draws National Attention Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week released a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document revealing Jack Smith and the Biden FBI sought and obtained the cell phone tolling data of eight Republican senators and one Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for Seventh Circuit and Four District Courts, Along with Nominations for the Director of National Drug Control Policy and Five U.S. Attorneys * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Rebecca L. Taibleson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, by a vote of 12-10; * David A.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Grassley, Johnson seek DOJ, FBI records on Biden admin's effort to spy on Congressional Republicans * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined a letter led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Statement on Day 10 of the Democrat Government Shutdown * IOWA -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) released the following statement on Day 10 of the Democrat-led government shutdown, which continues to harm American families, troops, veterans, and small businesses: "It's now Day 10 of the Democrat Government Shutdown. For ten days, families across Iowa have paid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Foreign Worker Visas Should Not Displace U.S. Workers * Q: Why did you write U.S. tech companies about their employment practices? A: I chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal immigration laws, including temporary visa programs that govern nonimmigrant visitors. A citizen of a foreign country who comes to the United States to study or obtain employment mu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representative McBath Leads Georgia Democratic House Delegation in Urging Governor Kemp to Protect Families and Children During Republican Shutdown * Atlanta, GA - Today, Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) is leading Georgia's Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Governor Brian Kemp urging him to take all possible steps--and publicly commit-- to using state f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Sen. Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote a letter to the Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten Conference schools  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Graham, 49 Republican Colleagues in Urging FDA to Continue to Stand for Life * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 49 Republican senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Chuck Grassley, Ron Johnson, Colleagues Call For Investigation Into FBI, DOJ Records Detailing Secret Phone Tapping of Sitting Congressional Members * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and several of their Republican colleagues to demand that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau o  more