WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The Biden administration is attempting to expand federal agencies' ability to seize patents that were funded in part by federal funds by developing a new interpretation of "march-in rights" under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is leading six colleagues in demanding Biden's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, welcomed the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in Murray v. UBS Securities LLC to reject a heightened burden of proof standard for corporate whistleblowers claiming employer retaliation. Today's ruling upheld the text of the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as Congress intended by stating that   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "Investing in the Future: Safeguarding Municipal Bonds from Climate Risk": * * * Mr. Chairman, I wish you, in turn, a happy new year, and to your family as well. As you would expect, I'm going to say that I've enjoyed the first year we've had, even though we've had some disagreement on the agenda of the committee. And s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing on Jan. 17, 2024, entitled "The Great Tax Escape: Closing Corporate Loopholes that Reward Offshoring Jobs and Profits": * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling today's hearing on our international tax system. The subject of this hearing is a blast from the past. The issue of corporations shifting profits and operations offshore was a problem Senator Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing on Jan. 24, 2024, entitled "Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries": * * * Mr. Chairman, The Houthis are firing Iranian missiles at American ships in the Gulf of Aden. They're disrupting global supply chains, forcing international cargo vessels to sail for days around the Cape of Good Hope. Meanwhile, they're gi  more