WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Highlights a Record Year of Republican Accomplishments * "Republicans are putting more money in people's pockets, delivering safer communities, and providing more opportunities. Republicans will continue to deliver the safety and prosperity Americans deserve." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to discuss how Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Lee Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve the EQIP Conservation Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill that would reshape EQIP to be more equitable and effective. Es more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Celebrates Seventh Anniversary Of The First Step Act In Speech On Senate Floor * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated the seventh anniversary of the First Step Act (FSA)bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation designed to make our justice system fairer and our communities safer more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues United Pride Dairy for National Origin Discrimination and Sexual Harassment * Federal lawsuit says farm mistreated Mexican workers and negatively stereotyped American workers MILWAUKEE - United Pride Dairy LLC, a dairy farm in Phillips, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it subjected three employees of Mexican origin to disparate treatment in the terms and conditions of e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Pays Respects to Fallen Iowa National Guardsmen during Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, along with President Donald Trump and the Iowa Congressional Delegation, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) attended the dignified transfer for the fallen Iowa National Guardsmen at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. "It was a solemn and deeply moving experienc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Applauds Final Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Authorization Bill * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed final passage of the annual defense policy bill, authorizing critical resources for national defense and military readiness. The legislation now heads to the president's desk. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 includes several G more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * Grassley Secures Judiciary Committee Priorities in FY26 National Defense Authorization Act Local law enforcement bills, protections for retired Supreme Court Justices and counter-drone authorities are included. * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed final passage of the annual defense policy bill, autho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth Hosts Special Guests During Pentagon Christmas Worship Service * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, hosted the Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, a humanitarian aid charity, along with prominent Christian musical artists Matthew West and Anne Wilson, for an afternoon Christmas Worship Service. Hundreds of War Department employees, both military and civili more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Miller-Meeks' Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act * WASHINGTON Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Conference Chairwoman McClain, released a joint statement after House Republicans today passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act - legislation that lowers health care premiums, increases h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Highlights Republican Plan to Lower Healthcare Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined the House Republican Leadership Press Conference to discuss H.R. 6703 - Lowering Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is lowering premium costs for ALL Americans, not just a select group. It's time to lower more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Backed Bill to Combat Child Trafficking * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the Senate's unanimous passage of his Preventing Child Trafficking Act. The bipartisan bill would require the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement much-needed anti-child trafficking recommenda more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Smith Introduce Legislation to Support U.S. Honey Producers * WASHINGTON U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2025, legislation that would support American honey producers and producers of other commodities, like crawfish, garlic, and mushrooms, who have been harmed by unfair trade practices, primar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * TOMORROW: Grassley to Attend Dignified Transfer of Deceased Iowa National Guardsmen at Dover AFB * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will attend a solemn dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base tomorrow, December 17, to receive the remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria: Sgt. William Nathaniel "Nate" Howard of Marshalltown and Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar of De more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Trump, Hegseth, Caine, Nordhaus Honor Soldiers, Interpreter Killed in Syria * President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended a dignified transfer today at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The fallen are Army Sgts. William Howard and Edgar Torres Tovar, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces January 15 National Batching Deadline for Major NRCS Conservation Programs * Des Moines, IA - Dec. 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of key conservation programs. This national batching date ensures producer more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Passes Sen. Ossoff's Bipartisan Bill to Stop Child Trafficking * This year, the Georgia Department of Public Health reported This is an external link that more than 370 girls are trafficked in Georgia every month Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's bipartisan bill to stop child trafficking has passed the U.S. Senate. This week, the U.S. Senate passed This is an external link S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from ICE on Racial Profiling of Tribal Members, Refusal to Accept Tribal IDs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers regarding the outrageous mistreatment of Tribal citizens by ICE in a number of recent incidents. In their letter, the lawmakers called out reports of ICE improperly stoppi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from ICE on Racial Profiling of Tribal Members, Refusal to Accept Tribal IDs * Letter cites reported abuses of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation member Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers regarding the outrageous mistreatment of Tribal citizens by ICE in a number of r more PR