United States military veterans must be afforded ongoing health care in their communities, say U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and 19 of his Senate colleagues, who worry that recent strategy shifts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are Read more…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should continue working with state leaders to support poultry and dairy producers impacted by the current bird flu outbreak in Iowa, say U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and the entire Iowa delegation. “Preventing and Read more…
A bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) that would transfer roughly 1,600 acres of land back to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that were illegally seized in the 1970s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bill, the Space Technology and Regional Security (STARS) Act, would improve space and satellite security cooperation among the United States and its Middle East allies. Introduced on June 5 with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) want to void a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that imposes burdensome, one-size-fits-all federal staffing mandates on long-term care facilities that they say could force Read more…
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) urged the Biden administration to amend its decision on Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) levels to increase them according to the actual production potential of Iowa biofuels producers. “Representing the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined 10 of their Republican colleagues in calling out the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for mismanagement and accountability failures. The senators called on the VA to take several actions Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) helped lead 130 lawmakers from both chambers of Congress in condemning a rulemaking proposed by the U.S. Department of Education that would transfer as much as $1 trillion of student loan debt onto American taxpayers. “It Read more…
Existing funding prohibitions would be expanded to include United Nations’ organizations that give additional rights and privileges to the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization under a bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Todd Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on May 9 introduced legislation that would revoke federal student financial assistance for individuals who are convicted of trespassing, rioting, or damaging property while protesting at an American college or university. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and the Senate Republican conference urged President Joe Biden against supporting two international agreements that would grant greater authority to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Next month, during the 77th World Health Assembly, your administration Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and more than 50 of her colleagues representing poultry-producing states want the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to revise its definition of “poultry” to protect America’s agricultural competitiveness. “The current outdated definition is costing Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) on May 2 signed on as one of more than a dozen Republicans who proposed legislation aimed at ending the federal electric vehicle (EV) and charging stations tax credit. “At the same time that the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) led 34 of her GOP colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to reconsider his reported plan for accepting Gazan refugees, a move they say poses a national security risk to the United States. “With Read more…
Strict guidelines would require the administration to review and consider terminating the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally under a bipartisan bill sponsored on April 30 by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO). “It’s simple: if Read more…
The same week that President Joe Biden signed legislation to end the national security risk posed by TikTok, his presidential campaign said it would continue to use the app, a move that U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) called dangerous. “Your Read more…
Retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean War, will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on April 29, thanks to congressional passage of a bipartisan concurrent Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) would bolster the engagement of the United States with the Pacific Islands region in an effort to thwart China’s aggression in the area. The Pacific Partnership Act, S. 4148, which Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, led two of her committee colleagues in requesting that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Inspector General (OIG) launch an investigation into how Read more…
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…