WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 12-08-25 * Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report is available HERE. Topics include: farmer aid package, tariffs, Venezuela boat strikes, student loans and birthright citizenship. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-12-08-25 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Thanks President Trump for Delivering Critical Relief for Iowa Farmers * HULL, IOWA Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement thanking President Trump for delivering critical relief for Iowa farmers and producers. "President Trump is an incredible friend to Iowa farmers, and today's announcement of immediate farm relief is welcome news for Iowa agriculture. U more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2025 funding awards, announcing the formula allocation amount for eligible housing trust fund (HTF) grantees. The total funding to be distributed is $223,024,239.90. The Housing Trust Fund was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is administered by HUD. Its core purpose is two-fold: to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cornyn champion the Back the Blue Act to crack down on violent attacks against our law enforcement officers * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 34 colleagues in reintroducing the Back the Blue Act, critical legislation that severely increases penalties for criminals who target law enforcement and gives  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Plans Series of Arctic Frost Hearings for 2026 * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing Arctic Frost at the top of the committee's oversight agenda in 2026. Under Grassley's leadership, the committee plans to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutional and legal implications of the weaponized election case against  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Plans Series of Arctic Frost Hearings for 2026 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is placing Arctic Frost at the top of the committee's oversight agenda in 2026. Under Grassley's leadership, the committee plans to hold a series of hearings examining the constitutional and legal implicati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Back the Blue Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 35 Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act. This legislation would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "Law  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions * (Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025) - President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump's Farm Bailout * Welch: Trump is "trying to cover up his mistakes and the pain he's caused in rural America." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Finance Committees, and Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today released the following statement in response to Presiden more PR