WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Trade Representative Nominees on Need to End the Biden Phosphate Duties, Push China to Drop Non-Tariff Barriers * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee as well as a lifelong family farmer, questioned two nominees for the U.S. Trade Representative's office about the need to support Iowa farmers, including   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Nunn Visits Food Bank of Iowa, Urges Senate Action Ahead of SNAP, WIC Funding Deadline * DES MOINES, IA Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03) toured the Food Bank of Iowa on Monday to meet with leaders, staff, and volunteers preparing for a surge in demand if the Senate fails to act by November 1 and federal food assistance funding expires. SNAP benefits for more than 131,000 households and WIC assistanc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Farmers and Hearing Witnesses Endorse Grassley Fertilizer Bill, Discuss Need for Transparency in Seed and Fertilizer Industries * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate's only grain farmer, led a committee hearing this morning to examine how market consolidation drives up production costs for family farmers. The hearing also touc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Calls on President to Reopen the Keystone Pipeline, Bring Back 8,000+ Jobs * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging the administration to reopen the Keystone XL Pipeline and restore thousands of good-paying American energy jobs lost under the Biden Administration. "Reopening the Keystone XL Pipeline is  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Jack Smith Subpoenaed Records for Over 400 Republican Targets As Part of Arctic Frost * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today made public 197 subpoenas former Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team issued as part of the indiscriminate election case against President Trump. Smith's case began at the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salazar Co-Sponsors "Keep SNAP Funded Act" to Protect Food Assistance During Shutdown This week, Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) in introducing the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 ( H.R. 5822 (link is external) ), a bill that guarantees continued food assistance for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces Bicameral and Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Abduction and Demanding Release of Pastor Ezra Jin * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party for the abduction of Pastor Ezra Jin and other leaders of the Zion Church and calling for their re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 28, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & Fertilizer Industries": * * * Today, the Judiciary Committee turns its attention to a problem Iowa farmers talk to me about at the kitchen table and at the co-op. This time of year, farmers are going in to buy the basics they need to plant and harvest a crop - but th  more