ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Augustana College issued the following news: * * * Augustana partners with local organizations to improve maternal care Augustana College's Center for the Advancement of Community Health and Wellness (CACHW) is partnering with Community Health Care (CHC), Iowa Black Doula Collective, and Akwaaba QC to improve maternal care in the region. The opportunity for CACHW staff and students arose when the Better Health Foundation awarded the CHC a $350,000 Solutions  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Centerville Produce * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Centerville Produce of Appanoose County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Centerville Produce has been seeding success an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Centerville Produce Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Center  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Urges Iowa Farmers to Finalize Acreage Reports to Qualify for Farm Relief * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement urging Iowa farmers to finalize their acreage reports by 4 PM CT on Friday December 19th for use in the Farmer Bridge Assistance program payments. "I'm grateful to President Trump for delivering critical relief to our Iowa prod  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Fort Dodge Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Distributed meth within 1,000 feet of St. Edmond Catholic School * Melvin Boone, 46, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty December 15, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphet  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin Reintroduce Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bills * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced four bipartisan criminal justice bills to better protect American communities and strengthen the nation's criminal justice system. The First Step Implementation Act, the Safer Detention Act, the Prohibiting Pu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin Reintroduce Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bills Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced four bipartisan criminal justice bills to better protect American communities and strengthen the nation's criminal justice system. The First Step Implementation Act, the Safer Dete  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Affordable Housing Access for College Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) today introduced the Campus Housing Affordability Act, bipartisan legislation to help low-income students afford safe and stable housing while pursuing a college degree. "College should be about learning and earning a degree, not worrying  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads House Moment of Silence Honoring Fallen Iowa Guardsmen * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, today led a moment of silence on the House floor to honor two Iowa National Guardsmen killed in an ambush by an ISIS-affiliated terrorist near Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025. *** Original text here: https://nunn.house.gov/2025/12/16/n  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights House GOP Work to Lower Costs for Hardworking Americans * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) to preview legislation on the House floor this week focused on lowering costs.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights House GOP Work to Lower Costs for Hardworking Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) to preview legislation on the House floor this week focused on lowering costs.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Backed Bill to Combat Child Trafficking Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the Senate's unanimous passage of his Preventing Child Trafficking Act. The bipartisan bill would require the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement much-needed ant  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 16 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Conveys Condolences for National Guard Members Killed, Wounded in Syria The following statement is from the VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore * WASHINGTON -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is heartbroken by the tragic loss of two Iowa Army National Guard soldiers and one U.S. civilian, and by the injuries sustained by three others   more