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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for 2025-07-09 ( 9 items )  
Capitol Hill Report, 07-07-2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 07-07-2025 * Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Wind Tax Credits, Letter to USPS, Arms Shipments to Ukraine, Rural Hospital Closures, One Big Beautiful Bill and Social Security Taxes. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-07-07-2025 more PR

Corps of Engineers Awards $3.1M Contract for Lock and Dam 7 Outdraft Modification Project (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to red more PR

DSCC Launches New Ad Campaign Slamming Senate Republicans for their Toxic Plan to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Ad Campaign Slamming Senate Republicans for their Toxic Plan to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Today, the DSCC launched a new digital ad campaign holding Senate Republicans across the country accountable for the devastating impacts of their toxic plan to slash Medicaid and spike costs - leaving millions of Americans uninsured in order to pay for a tax giveaway for b more PR

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Edd the Florist (10)
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Edd the Florist * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Edd the Florist of Wapello County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since the Wilz family purchased it in 1956, Edd the F more PR

Feenstra Applauds Trump Administration's National Farm Security Action Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Applauds Trump Administration's National Farm Security Action Plan * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement praising the Trump administration's National Farm Security Action Plan: "I thank President Trump and Secretary Rollins for rolling out the National Farm Security Action Plan and standing with Iowa farmers and producers. This initiative wil more PR

Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Pushes CMS to Crack Down on Obamacare Fraud * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is renewing calls for accountability after receiving information that builds on independent reports of widespread Obamacare fraud. In 2024, taxpayers reportedly footed the bill for approximately $20 billion in improper more PR

Proposed Section 232 Tariffs Threaten U.S. Agriculture, Salford Inc. Warns (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Salford Inc., Osceola, Iowa, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing urgent objections to proposed tariffs on certain steel and aluminum derivative products. The company argues that these tariffs could have detrimental impacts on the agricultural sector, which relies heavily on their specialized equipment manufacturing. In the letter, David Webster, president of Salford Inc., emphasized the importance of ensuring a healthy market more ST

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley: One Big Beautiful Bill Makes America Safe Again (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Makes America Safe Again Judicial provisions in the historic bill will strengthen national security, protect American families and combat judicial overreach * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spearheaded large portions of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act that strengthen national security, re more PR

Statement on IA-01 Democrat Primary (10)
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Statement on IA-01 Democrat Primary * Another out of touch Democrat joined the Democrat Primary in Iowa's First Congressional District. East Coast Elitist Taylor Wettach is making the liberal clown car even more crowded for two-time loser Christina Bohannan, Bernie Bro Travis Terrell, and radical Bob Krause. If you're covering the news, please consider the following statement: "East Coast more PR