DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * $1.3 Million Iowa River Restoration Project begins at Steamboat Rock * STEAMBOAT ROCK - The sounds of heavy construction equipment have become common in town over the past few months as work continues on a new nature lodge at Pine Ridge Park. Construction will now shift to the Iowa River, where crews will begin work on the $1.3 million Iowa River Restoration, Water Recreation, and Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey, Landsman Reintroduce Bipartisan NO BOSS Act to Encourage Small Business Formation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) and Greg Landsman (D-Ohio-01) reintroduced the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act to support individuals as they pursue small business ownership. The bill makes improvements to the underutilized Self-Employment Assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Davis Introduces Bills to Strengthen Rural Communities and Support the Next Generation of Family Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced the introduction of two bills focused on strengthening rural communities, expanding access to federal resources, and supporting family farm succession: the Rural Uplift and Revitalization Assistance Act and Farm Transitions more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Americans Find Jobs, Save Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars on Unemployment Insurance (UI) and reduce the federal budget deficit. The UI Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act would reallocate exi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug prog more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 12/04/2025 * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting December 9. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Hassan Support Working American Families * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are supporting hardworking American families with new legislation to ensure that married couples employed by the same organization are no longer unfairly limited in the amount of family medical leave they can take. "As every mother knows, those first few weeks with a newborn more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Inspector General Access Act * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) reintroduced the bipartisan Inspector General Access Act to allow the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) to investigate alleged DOJ attorney misconduct. "Fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Aliens from Afghanistan Released Into Our Country by the Biden Administration * Biden era parole programsincluding Operation Allies Welcomelet thousands of unvetted Afghan nationals including terrorists, sexual predators, pedophiles, and kidnappers into our country WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) highlighted the arrests of s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Key Grassley Provisions Included in New Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Costs and Make Health Care More Affordable * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is cosponsoring legislation alongside Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 18 senators to improve accountability more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Helps Lead Bipartisan Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) reintroduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act to make life-saving prescription medicati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Moments from House Budget Committee's Member Day Hearing House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) held a Member Day Hearing to solicit ideas on how to reform Washington's broken budget process. Budget Committee Vice Chairman Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) delivered opening remarks during the hearing emphasizing the nation's unsustainable national debt, the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Veteran Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Condemning Democrat Lawmakers' Reckless Call for Military Disobedience * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a 24-year Army veteran, joined 17 fellow veteran lawmakers in introducing a resolution condemning several Members of Congress for publicly urging U.S. military and intelligence personnel to independently judg more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Summary Update: Dry autumn leads to drought watch for northwest and eastern Iowa * DES MOINES - Continued precipitation deficits through the autumn months have resulted in a drought watch designation for three of the state's Drought Regions, according to the latest monthly Water Summary Update. Iowa continued to see below-average precipitation during the fall, which has led t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Colleagues Introduce Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., introduced the Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act. This legislation would require Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program to cover specialized formulas, vitamins, individual amino acids, and other medically ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Legislation U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho., and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug more PR