WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, celebrated a major win for Iowa's farmers after a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute panel sided with the United States against Mexico's unscientific ban of genetically modified corn. The action follows continued pressure on behalf of Iowa farmers. Mexico's decision, a clear violation of the USMCA, would stifle the mark  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, advanced their solution to address servicemembers' traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. "Traumatic Brain Injuries have tragically become the signature wound of this generation of servicemembers. That's why I have long prioritized diagn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed a dispute panel's ruling under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to allow genetically-modified U.S. corn exports to Mexico. The panel sided with the U.S., confirming Mexico's restrictions on genetically-modified corn exports are not based in science and violate the USMCA. Mexico now has 45 days to bring its trade policies into compliance. Downl  more