WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) condemned the leadership failures that have allowed antisemitic violence and pro-Hamas propaganda to skyrocket on American soil. She exposed that college campus "protesters" are doing the bidding of terrorists that use rape as a weapon of war and kill babies. Watch her full remarks here. As cases of antisemitism on campuses started to increase after the October 7 attack on   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following reports that the Biden administration is planning to welcome Gazan refugees into the United States, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 34 of her colleagues in demanding the president stop his plan, citing concerns of potential terrorist ties, and instead focus his efforts on returning Americans held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. "Your administration's reported plan to accept Gazan refugees poses a national secu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on the threat to Americans posed by the Biden administration's Gazan refugee plan and the president's appeasement of Iran, which has cost American lives. A recent poll found that over 70% of Gazans viewed Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel as the "correct" decision  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: During National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced that she will host her second annual Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa State University on Tuesday, August 6. The event will feature successful small business speakers, information sessions with contracting experts, and networking opportunities with federal, state, and local agency officia  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted Biden's Department of Education for their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) fiasco. The administration's delayed FAFSA rollout has specifically put farm families at a disadvantage, which is why Ernst has conducted critical oversight of the botched rollout, demanded answers for agricultural communities, and worked to deliver answers for Iowans. Click h  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Antisemitism Awareness Act. This legislation would require the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, a universally accepted standard, when enforcing laws and rules against discrimination in education programs and on college campus  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Today, just weeks after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed agencies to address their cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the February 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare and its industry-wide effects. Grassley's discussion with Andrew Witty, CEO of Change Healthcare's parent company, underscored the need to beef up public-private defenses against ransomware and  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today, on National College Decision Day, penned an op-ed on their bipartisan legislation to make higher-education more affordable for students. Read it in The Hill and below. "College Costs are Skyrocketing. Let's Help Students Bring Them Down." As students applied for college this year, many were hit with an unexpected setback. The FAFSA--the tool t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement on the Department of Treasury's new guidance on the GREET model for the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. "While I am glad farmers can now be rewarded for their good conservation practices, I am disappointed the Administration chose a one-size-fits-all approach that will disadvantage many Iowa farmers. Rather than mandate a bundle of conser  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Iowa will receive over $30 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in 2021, to identify and replace lead service lines. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will administer the grant through its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. "Every Iowan should have access to clean, safe drinking water. These federal dollars will help our com  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The Wall Street Journal amplified concerns Iowans are sharing at Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) 99 county meetings regarding our nation's budgetary crisis. In a recent column discussing the "bizarre" climate agenda set by the Senate Budget Committee's Democrat majority, the Wall Street Journal emphasized Iowans' rightful frustration with Washington, D.C.'s ref  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: The Wall Street Journal amplified concerns Iowans are sharing at Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) 99 county meetings regarding our nation's budgetary crisis. In a recent column discussing the "bizarre" climate agenda set by the Senate Budget Committee's Democrat majority, the Wall Street Journal emphasized Iowans' rightful frustration with D.C.'s refusal to focus on budgetary reform. Grassley, the Senate Bu  more