WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: "By strengthening and equipping America to push back against our adversaries' aggression, Congress has stepped up to do the job this President will not. "This step is critical to reversing President Biden's weakness on the world stage that has abandoned our partners, emboldened authoritarians, and put American lives at risk. "In the midst of a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The staff of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold traveling office hours in 11 Iowa counties from February 23 through March 1. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share views on matters of federal policy may stop by during scheduled hours. Grassley will be represented by his regional directors: Rochelle Fuller of Cedar Rapids; Jonathan Bladt of Coun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on President Biden's mishandling of classified documents omitted nine boxes of potentially classified records Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) uncovered last March. Grassley and Johnson made the records' existence public after the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) responded to the senators' oversight c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Pro-Hamas protests blocking federal highways are not peaceful assembly U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) February 13, 2024 Washington Times "Shut it down 4 Palestine." This is the cry of pro-Hamas protestors as they block highways throughout the United States.... Their goal is to create chaos by preventing parents from picking up kids from school, blocking ambulances f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demand the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Commerce address concerns about the Biden administration's new interpretation of "march-in rights" and federal agencies' ability to seize small business patents. Under the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, only in narrow circumstances can the federal government march in and force a company   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Budget, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, and Special Counsel Robert Hur regarding an apparent "significant factual o  more