Bipartisan legislation unveiled on April 11 by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) would require improved brain health initiatives at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Specifically, the Blast Overpressure Safety Act, S. 4109, would direct DOD Read more…
Legislation sponsored on April 9 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) would improve crop insurance and make higher levels of insurance coverage more affordable for America’s agricultural producers. “My legislation will make higher levels of coverage more affordable across the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would scrutinize the impact of federal telework policies on the delivery and response times of services to ensure taxpayer dollars are not wasted. Federal employee use of telework skyrocketed during Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently led 11 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in demanding that President Joe Biden explain how his administration intends to proceed with operations to construct a pier in war-torn Read more…
If federal employees can show up to the office to protest for ongoing telework, then they can show up to the office to work, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said recently. “Across the federal government, employee unions are fighting tooth Read more…
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on March 21 voted 14-9 to approve a Republican-led bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) that would ensure illegal immigrants who seriously injure or kill American citizens are detained and prosecuted to the Read more…
The export or sale of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to foreign adversaries of the United States would be prohibited under a bipartisan bill offered last week by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). The Banning Oil Exports Read more…
U.S. Senate leadership must enact pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms to reduce Americans’ prescription drug costs and protect patient access to pharmacies across the nation, say U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues. “We have Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led their colleagues in Congress in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule covering wastewater discharged by small meat and poultry processors. On Jan. 23, the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week led two letters condemning what he says are efforts by the Biden administration to seize the patents of certain high-priced medicines. In the first March 4 letter — which Sen. Cassidy and 16 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a bipartisan contingent of 25 other lawmakers in urging U.S. Senate leaders to move forward on the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) made a bipartisan request to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of federal efforts to ensure veterans, reservists, and military spouses are not being left behind when it comes to accessing capital Read more…
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 25 introduced a bipartisan bill that would improve how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) collects and processes information about foreign ownership of agricultural land in America. “This is Read more…
Repeated delays from the U.S. Department of Education in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program have left students and schools in limbo for the upcoming school year, according to U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-A) wants the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate whether U.S. defense dollars may have been purposely or inadvertently diverted to China or if they are paying for risky research on pandemic-potential pathogens. “This Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Tuesday proposed a bipartisan bill that would help expand the use of alternative fuels in the aviation sector, while also creating new markets for American farmers. Sen. Moran sponsored the Read more…
Improved federal labeling guidelines proposed under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) would guarantee that any product labeled as an egg is actually from poultry. “Our egg producers and farmers work hard to put high-quality, nutritious Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), co-chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, worked with a bipartisan, bicameral delegation that traveled to the Middle East on getting the hostages held by Iran-backed Hamas released to the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to ensure that patients receive cost-sharing protections for their prescription drugs. The senators requested that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Jan. 3 applauded recent notice from the Small Business Administration (SBA) that it is going to refer default COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to the U.S. Treasury Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) made a bipartisan request that President Joe Biden further leverage the U.S. partnership with Qatar to secure the immediate release of the remaining hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas, including eight Americans. “We appreciate Read more…
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) should prevent American technology from equipping Chinese-backed drones, according to a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Specifically, Sen. Ernst and a bipartisan contingent of 14 senators expressed concerns that U.S. Read more…
America’s military officers whose promotions were delayed in the U.S. Senate would receive back pay under a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “The men and women who wear the uniform of the United States of America Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Jewish students in America’s K-12 public schools are not being subjected to antisemitism. “We are deeply concerned that the Read more…
Toward minimizing the influence that foreign adversaries might have on American colleges and universities, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and several of her Republican colleagues recently proposed legislation that would improve transparency and accountability around foreign gift reporting requirements. “It’s Read more…
U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan contingent of 32 lawmakers in urging the United Nations (UN) to designate and sanction Iran-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization. “There are multiple consequences of the UN Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would enhance the nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas. “Legal immigration is a critical part of our workforce,” Sen. Rounds said on Tuesday. “As the healthcare Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Nov. 2 by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) would establish and authorize funding to enforce sanctions against Iran, which since 2021 has increased its oil revenue by $80 billion and used it to fund Hamas, Palestinian Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Nov. 1 sponsored a bipartisan bill to establish and authorize funding for an Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Fund. The monies authorized under the Iranian Sanctions Enforcement Act, S. 3197, would be used to enforce United Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Randy Feenstra (R-IA) on Nov. 1 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for renewable fuels. Specifically, the Adopt Greenhouse Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) recently joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers to introduce legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
Seeking to collaborate on solutions to mental health challenges and reduce stigma, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced the launch of a bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus this week. The mission statement of the caucus states Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
A bipartisan bill proposed this week by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to ensure accurate and consistent Read more…
Following the horrific terrorist attacks last weekend on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation known as a CODEL to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and Israel where she Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on Sept. 21 joined 15 of his Republican colleagues in offering a bill that aims to bolster oversight of science and technology agreements between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “Montanans Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 24 U.S. Senate Republicans to propose a bill clarifying that the prohibition against using federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sept. 5 sponsored legislation that would amend the Small Business Act regarding federal contract requirements for America’s small businesses. “Wacky government jargon, a lack of accountability, and misplaced priorities in federal contracting continue to Read more…
The U.S. Department of Education has misinterpreted the language of a specific law to exclude certain educational activities from receiving federal resources and it must fix its related guidance, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan Read more…
A joint resolution offered on Sept. 5 by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Thune (R-SD) would overturn the Biden administration’s income-driven repayment rule, which is designed to forgive specific higher education student loans. President Joe Biden on June Read more…
Following the release of a new report describing how millions of dollars of funding from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have flowed into America’s K-12 classrooms, 18 Republican senators urged the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a nationwide Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), on Aug. 23 led a field hearing in Des Moines, Iowa, addressing the impact of federal regulations on small businesses in her home state and across the country. “As Biden’s federal agencies crank out regulations Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and other Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Department of Defense to stop auctioning off approximately $260 million in border wall construction materials, an action that circumvents Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined several of his Republican colleagues in requesting that the Biden administration answer questions about the approximately $6 billion in frozen assets it released to Iran in exchange for five American prisoners. “While we firmly Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is leading a bipartisan effort in urging President Joe Biden to take action against Iranian threats that have prevented the transfer of seized Iranian oil sitting in a tanker off the coast of Texas. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently led 38 of her Republican colleagues in requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal, arguing that the plan is unlawful and would exacerbate an energy shortage Read more…