WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Bill Exposing Boondoggles Passes U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - The United States Senate passed Senator Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act that requires any taxpayer-funded project more than $1 billion over budget or more than five years behind schedule to be made public. The bill's passage comes after Ernst released a bombshell report exposing more than a dozen examples t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works with USDA to Mitigate Avian Flu * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in calling on Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to prioritize the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) vaccine strategy for poultry and dairy cattle. HPAI infections have already begun to increase as winter approaches, with a new case in Iow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Urge USDA to Prioritize HPAI Poultry Vaccine Strategy * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the committee, Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and 20 of their Senate colleagues in a letter urging Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * KNIVES OUT: Iowa GOP Primary Gets Nasty as Randy Feenstra Hides from the Campaign Trail * Iowa's crowded and nasty Republican primary is in full swing, as Republican candidates, county parties, and activists across the state are criticizing Randy Feenstra for failing to show up and hiding from the campaign trail. The On Iowa Politics podcast detailed how Feenstra " has definitely not endeared himse more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Capital Access Bill Advances in Major Bipartisan Investment Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Zach Nunn's (IA-03) bipartisan Encouraging Local Emerging Ventures and Economic Growth (ELEVATE) Act, legislation that would reduce bureaucratic red tape for small and mid-sized businesses seeking to raise capital investment through Initial Public Offerings (I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Shoppers Beware of Online Scrooges * Q: How concerned should holiday shoppers be about counterfeit products? A: Unfortunately, the season of giving is prime time for rip-off artists to worm their way into the wallets of American shoppers during the holidays. As co-chair of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, I lead an annual dialogue in December to raise public awareness about counterfeit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube and Sen. Ernst Introduce DISPOSAL Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced yesterday the Disposing of Inactive Structures and Properties by Offering for Sale And Lease Act or DISPOSAL Act. This bill would require the auction of unused and underutilized federal buildings. "Americans deserve a government with maximum efficienc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: ICYMI: Iowa Farmers Union President, Wisconsin Chef & Small Business Owner Call for Extension of ACA Premium Tax Credits * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation farmer from Polk County, Iowa, and Dan Jacobs, a chef and restaurant owner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, testified yesterday about the importance of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and called  more PR