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Rod Blum Co-Sponsors Bill to Keep Illegal Immigrant Families Together

Congressman Rod Blum (R-Iowa) on Friday announced that he is co-sponsoring the Keep Families Together and Enforce The Law Act.

Trump Orders End of Separating Families Caught Crossing Border Illegally

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop families who enter the country illegally from being separated, while the U.S. Senate considers two bills.

Reynolds, Grassley, Ernst Co-Chair David Young’s Re-Election Campaign

Congressman David Young (R-Iowa) announced Governor Kim Reynolds, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst will co-chair his 2018 re-election campaign. 

90 Members of Congress State Support of State Laws Defunding Planned Parenthood

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker is submitting an amicus brief written by attorneys asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast v. Gee.

Ernst and Grassley Vote for Rand Paul’s “Penny Plan” to Balance Budget

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) forced the U.S. Senate to go on the record on balancing the federal budget with a vote on his “Penny Plan” balanced budget bill. U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 18 other Republican Senators voted with Paul in favor of his plan that was defeated 76 to 21.

President Trump Pulls the United States Out of Iran Deal

President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon signed a presidential memorandum ceasing U.S. participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran and ordered sanctions to be reinstated against the Islamic regime that is one of the primary state sponsors of terror.

U.S. Senators Demand Turkey Release Pastor Andrew Brunson

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst joined a bipartisan group of 66 senators, led by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), in sending a letter to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, demanding the release of wrongfully imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson.

Grassley and Ernst Respond to Chinese Tariffs

Iowa’s U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst responded to China’s second wave of tariffs targeting U.S. commodities, including soybeans, which were announced in retaliation to the Trump Administration’s tariffs on Chinese products.

Ernst, Grassley Vote No on Omnibus as U.S. Senate Approves

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) voted against the 2018 Omnibus bill that was rushed through the U.S. House and then passed in the U.S. Senate 65-32 just after Midnight on Friday.

Grassley and Cruz Introduce Bill to Improve School Safety and Preserve 2nd Amendment

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill on Tuesday they say will help improve school safety while preserving 2nd Amendment rights.

Young, Ernst Lead Iowa Delegation in Letter Urging President Not to Impose Tariffs

Congressman David Young (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led Iowa’s delegation urging President Trump in a letter not to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum that could harm Iowa’s farmers and manufacturers.

Grassley, Ernst Back Bipartisan School Safety Legislation

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with 20 other U.S. Senators announced support of the bipartisan he Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018.

Grassley: Secure and Succeed Act Fixes DACA, Protects the Country

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor Monday afternoon to introduce the Secure and Succeed Act, an amendment to H.R. 2579, he says will fix DACA and will protect the country.

Grassley, Ernst Push for Bill Northey’s Confirmation to USDA

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke in favor of Bill Northey whose confirmation vote for Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is being blocked by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

Grassley: Investigations Should Be About Fact Finding

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): “Investigations, whether by law enforcement or Congress, should be about fact-finding and uncovering the truth, not about undermining a political adversary. The American people deserve full and complete answers.”

Grassley Speaks in Support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.