WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: WASHNGTON In response to public employee unions rushing to lock in telework agreements through 2029 at the 11th hour of the Biden administration, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded the heads of 24 federal agencies immediately suspend all negotiations of telework privileges. After her report exposed that 90% of federal employees are eligible to telework, Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Ernst additionally requeste more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, secured three provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to strengthen the partnership among the Accords nations. "In the face of increased Iranian aggression, it is essential we build upon the Abraham Accords and not let them unravel," said Senator E more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: To protect America from the increasing danger of drones invading our air space, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) secured a key provision in theNational Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 that would empower the Pentagon to take countermeasures against drones and other unmanned aircraft crossing the northern or southern borders. Foreign adversaries and murderous drug cartels have used drones to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan's (D-N.H.) DETERRENCE Act successfully passed the Senate with unanimous support. This legislation will increase criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the United States on behalf of foreign adversaries. It will hold offenders accountable and deter criminals and criminal organizations from taking money from foreign adve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) secured Senate passage of their bipartisan Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act, which provides federal grants to communities that operate overdose data collection programs, including the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). "By expanding access to overdose data collection programs, Congress empowers local communiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call out President-elect Trump's ongoing plan to crush political dissent and lay the groundwork to transition American democracy into an oligarchy all before he is even sworn in. This week alone, House Republicans recommended former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) be criminally investigated for her work on the Select Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: What is REAL ID? A: Two decades ago, the 9/11 Commission issued recommendations to enhance ID verification systems following the horrific attacks in 2001 that killed thousands of Americans on U.S. soil. Its report underscored why Congress beefed up national standards, "For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons." The terrorists used multiple state-forms of identification to take flyi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their bipartisan Invest to Protect Act to boost local police departments' access to training, mental health support, recruitment and retention resources. "Many Iowans have told me they're concerned about the low recruitment and retention rates of police officers in their communities," Grassley s more PR