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Jan. 10, 2022
Klobuchar, Grassley Announce Markup of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Big Tech Self-Preferencing
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 29, 2021
COLUMN: A Year of Results
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Dec. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary US Dept. of Agriculture - Iowa Senators Call On Vilsack To Support Rural Broadband Programs, Remove Unnecessary Red Tape
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 4, 2021
Durbin, Cassidy File NDAA Amendment To Ensure Greater Transparency For Third-Party Sellers Of Consumer Products Online
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 28, 2021
Tweet - "A disclosure law ALREADY exists and I have been pushing NIH to enforce it for 3 years! Follow the science. Follow the money. Follow the law. Pass my COST Act now to penalize grantees who withhold info from taxpayers."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 21, 2021
Grassley, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Block Democrats' IRS Snooping Proposal
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Wuhan lab-linked orgs like EcoHealth Alliance are failing to tell the truth about US taxpayer money being doled out to fund their dangerous studies on coronaviruses. I'm backing this effort to block Iowans' hard-earned tax dollars from funding viral gain-of-function research."
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 19, 2021
Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Study Electric Vehicle Costs, Biojet Fuel
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Oct. 19, 2021
Blackburn, Marshall, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Halt Viral Gain Of Function Research
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Iowa Senators Call On DHS To Address Ransomware Attacks On Critical Ag Sector
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 18, 2021
Tweet - "Taxpayers deserve answers from @NIH and @EcoHealthNYC about what was really going on with dangerous coronavirus experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. What did they know and how much did we pay for it?"
Sen. Joni Ernst
Oct. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Grassley Presses TSA, FBI On Work With "Rogue' Unauthorized Commerce Dept. Law Enforcement, Intelligence Unit
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 23, 2021
NOAA Administrator Commits to Working with Feenstra, Stakeholders to Mitigate Effects of Radar Obstructions
Rep. Randy Feenstra
Sept. 22, 2021
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Francis Collins, Director of National Institute of Health - Sens. Cruz, Hawley, Reps. McClain, Luetkemeyer Send Letter to DOJ on Fetal Tissue Research
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Aug. 13, 2021
Q&A: Infrastructure Update
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 10, 2021
Grassley Votes To Invest In Iowa's Future
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep. Ashley Hinson, ...
Aug. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Congressman Pence Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Secretary of Commerce to Address Telecom Supply Chain Shortages
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
July 30, 2021
Feenstra Joins Colleagues in Requesting Committee Investigation into COVID-19 Origins
Rep. Randy Feenstra
July 28, 2021
Feenstra Proposal Supporting Law Enforcement, Crime Victims Passes SST Committtee
Rep. Randy Feenstra
July 26, 2021
Klobuchar, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
July 20, 2021
Feenstra Draws Attention to Potential Weather Radar Interference from 5G Expansion
Rep. Randy Feenstra
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing this Month on Ransomware Attacks
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
July 13, 2021
Grassley, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
July 2, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Qatari-Backed Media Still Not Registered under Foreign Agents Law Despite Justice Department Determination, Senators Want to Know Why
Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Bost Urges Biden to Hold China and Russia Accountable for Cyberattacks Against U.S. Food System
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
June 29, 2021
Miller-Meeks Urges Biden to Hold China and Russia Accountable for Cyberattacks
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
June 28, 2021
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 28, 2021
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Blackburn, Grassley, Marshall Seek Answers from NIH Following the Removal of COVID-19 Data at Request of Chinese Researchers
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 18, 2021
Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restrict Chinese Access to American Visas
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 17, 2021
ICYMI: Two Feenstra-Led Amendments Pass SST Committee
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 17, 2021
Fischbach, Miller-Meeks Introduce Resolution to Protect U.S. Vaccine Intellectual Property
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
June 15, 2021
Feenstra Amendment to Prevent Intellectual Property Theft Passes SST Committee with Bipartisan Support
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 10, 2021
Sens. Moran, Manchin, Ernst & Shaheen Introduce Bill to Make Rural, Underserved Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 8, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Grassley To Defense Dept.: Cloud Computing Contract Questions Remain Unanswered, Other Approaches Show More Promise
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 27, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Lloyd J Austin III, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, the Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, the Hon. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations at the U.S. Space Force, the Hon. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, and the Hon. Steve Dickson, FAA Administrator - Gonzalez Leads Letter to U.S. Space Leaders Holding China Accountable for Rogue Rocket
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
May 25, 2021
Amendment No. 1507 to Amendment No. 1502
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 17, 2021
Rural Stem Education Research Act
Rep. Randy Feenstra
April 30, 2021
Letter to Mr. Jeffrey Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon - Lankford, Colleagues Condemn Amazon for Removing Justice Clarence Thomas Documentary
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
April 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Grassley Pushes New SECDEF For Answers On Old JEDI Questions
Sen. Chuck Grassley
April 22, 2021
Miller-Meeks & Ernst Take Bipartisan, Bicameral Action to Help Locate Missing Veterans
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
April 21, 2021
Cotton, Ernst Introduce Bill to Protect American Agriculture from Chinese Espionage
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 1, 2021
Miller-Meeks & Kahele Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Veterans Reenter the Workforce
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
March 31, 2021
Feenstra, Ernst Meet With Iowans to Discuss Rural Broadband
Rep. Randy Feenstra
March 22, 2021
Hinson Tours Industrial Manufacturing Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids
Rep. Ashley Hinson
March 19, 2021
Hinson Co-Leads Legislation to Create New Opportunity for Iowa Workers
Rep. Ashley Hinson
March 16, 2021
Keeping Critical Connections Act
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Feb. 24, 2021
Big Tech
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Date
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Politician
Jan. 10, 2022
Klobuchar, Grassley Announce Markup of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Big Tech Self-Preferencing
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 29, 2021
COLUMN: A Year of Results
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Dec. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary US Dept. of Agriculture - Iowa Senators Call On Vilsack To Support Rural Broadband Programs, Remove Unnecessary Red Tape
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 4, 2021
Durbin, Cassidy File NDAA Amendment To Ensure Greater Transparency For Third-Party Sellers Of Consumer Products Online
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 28, 2021
Tweet - "A disclosure law ALREADY exists and I have been pushing NIH to enforce it for 3 years! Follow the science. Follow the money. Follow the law. Pass my COST Act now to penalize grantees who withhold info from taxpayers."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 21, 2021
Grassley, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Block Democrats' IRS Snooping Proposal
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 19, 2021
Tweet - "Wuhan lab-linked orgs like EcoHealth Alliance are failing to tell the truth about US taxpayer money being doled out to fund their dangerous studies on coronaviruses. I'm backing this effort to block Iowans' hard-earned tax dollars from funding viral gain-of-function research."
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 19, 2021
Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Study Electric Vehicle Costs, Biojet Fuel
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Oct. 19, 2021
Blackburn, Marshall, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Halt Viral Gain Of Function Research
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Iowa Senators Call On DHS To Address Ransomware Attacks On Critical Ag Sector
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 18, 2021
Tweet - "Taxpayers deserve answers from @NIH and @EcoHealthNYC about what was really going on with dangerous coronavirus experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. What did they know and how much did we pay for it?"
Sen.Joni Ernst
Oct. 13, 2021
Letter to Hon. Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Grassley Presses TSA, FBI On Work With "Rogue' Unauthorized Commerce Dept. Law Enforcement, Intelligence Unit
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 23, 2021
NOAA Administrator Commits to Working with Feenstra, Stakeholders to Mitigate Effects of Radar Obstructions
Rep.Randy Feenstra
Sept. 22, 2021
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Francis Collins, Director of National Institute of Health - Sens. Cruz, Hawley, Reps. McClain, Luetkemeyer Send Letter to DOJ on Fetal Tissue Research
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
Sept. 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Incorporate EPSCoR Provisions in the Conference Bill
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Aug. 13, 2021
Q&A: Infrastructure Update
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 10, 2021
Grassley Votes To Invest In Iowa's Future
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congresswoman Ann Wagner Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for DOJ to Investigate OnlyFans for Child Exploitation
Rep.Ashley Hinson, ...
Aug. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Congressman Pence Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Secretary of Commerce to Address Telecom Supply Chain Shortages
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
July 30, 2021
Feenstra Joins Colleagues in Requesting Committee Investigation into COVID-19 Origins
Rep.Randy Feenstra
July 28, 2021
Feenstra Proposal Supporting Law Enforcement, Crime Victims Passes SST Committtee
Rep.Randy Feenstra
July 26, 2021
Klobuchar, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
July 20, 2021
Feenstra Draws Attention to Potential Weather Radar Interference from 5G Expansion
Rep.Randy Feenstra
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing this Month on Ransomware Attacks
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 14, 2021
Durbin, Grassley Announce Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing This Month on Ransomware Attacks
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
July 13, 2021
Grassley, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to Rural Broadband
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
July 2, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Qatari-Backed Media Still Not Registered under Foreign Agents Law Despite Justice Department Determination, Senators Want to Know Why
Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 29, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Bost Urges Biden to Hold China and Russia Accountable for Cyberattacks Against U.S. Food System
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
June 29, 2021
Miller-Meeks Urges Biden to Hold China and Russia Accountable for Cyberattacks
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks
June 28, 2021
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 28, 2021
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Blackburn, Grassley, Marshall Seek Answers from NIH Following the Removal of COVID-19 Data at Request of Chinese Researchers
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 18, 2021
Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restrict Chinese Access to American Visas
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 17, 2021
ICYMI: Two Feenstra-Led Amendments Pass SST Committee
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 17, 2021
Fischbach, Miller-Meeks Introduce Resolution to Protect U.S. Vaccine Intellectual Property
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
June 15, 2021
Feenstra Amendment to Prevent Intellectual Property Theft Passes SST Committee with Bipartisan Support
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 10, 2021
Sens. Moran, Manchin, Ernst & Shaheen Introduce Bill to Make Rural, Underserved Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 8, 2021
Letter to the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Grassley To Defense Dept.: Cloud Computing Contract Questions Remain Unanswered, Other Approaches Show More Promise
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 27, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Lloyd J Austin III, Secretary of Defense, the Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, the Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, the Hon. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations at the U.S. Space Force, the Hon. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, and the Hon. Steve Dickson, FAA Administrator - Gonzalez Leads Letter to U.S. Space Leaders Holding China Accountable for Rogue Rocket
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
May 25, 2021
Amendment No. 1507 to Amendment No. 1502
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 17, 2021
Rural Stem Education Research Act
Rep.Randy Feenstra
April 30, 2021
Letter to Mr. Jeffrey Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon - Lankford, Colleagues Condemn Amazon for Removing Justice Clarence Thomas Documentary
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
April 28, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Grassley Pushes New SECDEF For Answers On Old JEDI Questions
Sen.Chuck Grassley
April 22, 2021
Miller-Meeks & Ernst Take Bipartisan, Bicameral Action to Help Locate Missing Veterans
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
April 21, 2021
Cotton, Ernst Introduce Bill to Protect American Agriculture from Chinese Espionage
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 1, 2021
Miller-Meeks & Kahele Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Veterans Reenter the Workforce
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks
March 31, 2021
Feenstra, Ernst Meet With Iowans to Discuss Rural Broadband
Rep.Randy Feenstra
March 22, 2021
Hinson Tours Industrial Manufacturing Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids
Rep.Ashley Hinson
March 19, 2021
Hinson Co-Leads Legislation to Create New Opportunity for Iowa Workers
Rep.Ashley Hinson
March 16, 2021
Keeping Critical Connections Act
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Feb. 24, 2021
Big Tech
Sen.Chuck Grassley
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