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Feb. 15, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers for “Fowl” Play
Sen. Joni Ernst
Dec. 14, 2023
Ernst Forces Pentagon to Investigate Taxpayer-Funded Risky Research Overseas, Defund China's Wuhan Lab
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 1, 2023
Ernst Works to Permanently Defund Wuhan Lab
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 17, 2022
Lucas joins Feenstra Bill to Apply Quantum Computing to Fertilizer Production, Other Critical Manufacturing Priorities Beneficial to Main Street America
Rep. Randy Feenstra, ...
Nov. 17, 2022
Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Apply Quantum Computing to Fertilizer Production, Other Critical Manufacturing Priorities Beneficial to Main Street America
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 2, 2022
New $1.8 Mil Contract for Fauci's Dog Experiments Sparks Major Concerns, Questions from Ernst
Sen. Joni Ernst
Dec. 29, 2021
COLUMN: A Year of Results
Rep. Randy Feenstra
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. 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
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. 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
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, ...
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 28, 2021
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 18, 2021
Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restrict Chinese Access to American Visas
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
June 17, 2021
Fischbach, Miller-Meeks Introduce Resolution to Protect U.S. Vaccine Intellectual Property
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
June 17, 2021
ICYMI: Two Feenstra-Led Amendments Pass SST Committee
Rep. Randy Feenstra
June 15, 2021
Feenstra Amendment to Prevent Intellectual Property Theft Passes SST Committee with Bipartisan Support
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 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Gaetz, McSally Urge House, Senate Leadership to Prevent Funding of Dangerous Wuhan Laboratory
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Oct. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Congrats to @Astro_Christina and @Astro_Jessica for embarking on the first #AllWomanSpacewalk! A great day for @NASA"
Sen. Joni Ernst
Sept. 27, 2019
Grassley Calls for Immediate Action on Three HHS OIG Reports that Raise Concerns About NIH Research Oversight
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "Your project is over budget & behind schedule? No problem, here is a big fat bonus check. Sound familiar? It probably does, since our fed gov't continues to recklessly spend your tax $. How do we fix this? My Bogus Bonus Ban Act. Watch this episode of Squeal TV to find out more:"
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, and Christopher Wray - Current, Former Judiciary Chairmen Continue Oversight of Response to Alleged Sale of Human Fetal Tissue
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Chairman Grassley Seeks Transparency from NIH on Foreign Threats to the Research Grant Process
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 7, 2017
Scientific Research Involving Human Subjects Should Have Full Transparency, Grassley Says
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 20, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Chairman's Opening Remarks on 'Consolidation and Competition in the U.S. Seed and Agrochemical Industry'
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 11, 2016
Administration Announces Easier Access to Marijuana for Scientists Researching Potential Medical Benefits
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 1, 2016
Ernst Supports National Solution on Biotechnology Labeling Laws
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 24, 2015
Grassley Statement at Drug Caucus Hearing on "Cannabidiol: Barriers to Research and Potential Medical Benefits"
Sen. Chuck Grassley
June 16, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Biotechnology Imports
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 22, 2015
Business Record - Recap: The Partnership's D.C. Trip
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
April 16, 2015
OMB Reins in Federal Grant Recipient Spending on Parties, Alcohol, Lobbying After Push
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 3, 2015
Grassley, Thune Press Energy Department on Protecting U.S.-Funded Research and Development
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Dec. 4, 2014
Grassley, Paul Welcome House Oversight of National Science Foundation, NEON
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
July 16, 2014
Grassley: Task Force to Clean Up Mess at FBI Crime Lab was Seriously Flawed
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 11, 2014
Letter to John Martin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Inquiries Regarding Sovaldi
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 8, 2014
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Motion to Proceed - Continued
Sen. Chuck Grassley
April 28, 2014
Letter to Morton Schapiro, President of Northwestern University and Richard J. Gannotta, President of Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 6, 2014
Letter to Morton Schapiro, President of Northwestern University and Richard Gannotta, President of Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Myxo-ETlogix 5100 Ring for Heart Valve Repair
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to David E. Wright, Director Office of Research Integrity - Research Ethics
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Feb. 1, 2013
Physician Payments Sunshine Act Regulations Released
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 11, 2012
Grassley, Thune Continue to Seek Answers on Federal Money to Battery Company With Chinese Investor
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
July 18, 2012
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - On an Improved Forensic Science System
Sen. Chuck Grassley
April 3, 2012
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2011
Grassley, Blumenthal and Kohl Seek to Improve Medical Device Safety
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Date
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Politician
Feb. 15, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers for “Fowl” Play
Sen.Joni Ernst
Dec. 14, 2023
Ernst Forces Pentagon to Investigate Taxpayer-Funded Risky Research Overseas, Defund China's Wuhan Lab
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 1, 2023
Ernst Works to Permanently Defund Wuhan Lab
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 17, 2022
Lucas joins Feenstra Bill to Apply Quantum Computing to Fertilizer Production, Other Critical Manufacturing Priorities Beneficial to Main Street America
Rep.Randy Feenstra, ...
Nov. 17, 2022
Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Apply Quantum Computing to Fertilizer Production, Other Critical Manufacturing Priorities Beneficial to Main Street America
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 2, 2022
New $1.8 Mil Contract for Fauci's Dog Experiments Sparks Major Concerns, Questions from Ernst
Sen.Joni Ernst
Dec. 29, 2021
COLUMN: A Year of Results
Rep.Randy Feenstra
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. 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
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. 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
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, ...
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 28, 2021
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 18, 2021
Sens. Cruz, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restrict Chinese Access to American Visas
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
June 17, 2021
Fischbach, Miller-Meeks Introduce Resolution to Protect U.S. Vaccine Intellectual Property
Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ...
June 17, 2021
ICYMI: Two Feenstra-Led Amendments Pass SST Committee
Rep.Randy Feenstra
June 15, 2021
Feenstra Amendment to Prevent Intellectual Property Theft Passes SST Committee with Bipartisan Support
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 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Gaetz, McSally Urge House, Senate Leadership to Prevent Funding of Dangerous Wuhan Laboratory
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Oct. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Congrats to @Astro_Christina and @Astro_Jessica for embarking on the first #AllWomanSpacewalk! A great day for @NASA"
Sen.Joni Ernst
Sept. 27, 2019
Grassley Calls for Immediate Action on Three HHS OIG Reports that Raise Concerns About NIH Research Oversight
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 17, 2019
Tweet - "Your project is over budget & behind schedule? No problem, here is a big fat bonus check. Sound familiar? It probably does, since our fed gov't continues to recklessly spend your tax $. How do we fix this? My Bogus Bonus Ban Act. Watch this episode of Squeal TV to find out more:"
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. William Barr, and Christopher Wray - Current, Former Judiciary Chairmen Continue Oversight of Response to Alleged Sale of Human Fetal Tissue
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Chairman Grassley Seeks Transparency from NIH on Foreign Threats to the Research Grant Process
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 7, 2017
Scientific Research Involving Human Subjects Should Have Full Transparency, Grassley Says
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 20, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Chairman's Opening Remarks on 'Consolidation and Competition in the U.S. Seed and Agrochemical Industry'
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 11, 2016
Administration Announces Easier Access to Marijuana for Scientists Researching Potential Medical Benefits
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 1, 2016
Ernst Supports National Solution on Biotechnology Labeling Laws
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 24, 2015
Grassley Statement at Drug Caucus Hearing on "Cannabidiol: Barriers to Research and Potential Medical Benefits"
Sen.Chuck Grassley
June 16, 2015
Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Biotechnology Imports
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 22, 2015
Business Record - Recap: The Partnership's D.C. Trip
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
April 16, 2015
OMB Reins in Federal Grant Recipient Spending on Parties, Alcohol, Lobbying After Push
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 3, 2015
Grassley, Thune Press Energy Department on Protecting U.S.-Funded Research and Development
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Dec. 4, 2014
Grassley, Paul Welcome House Oversight of National Science Foundation, NEON
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
July 16, 2014
Grassley: Task Force to Clean Up Mess at FBI Crime Lab was Seriously Flawed
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 11, 2014
Letter to John Martin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Inquiries Regarding Sovaldi
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 8, 2014
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Motion to Proceed - Continued
Sen.Chuck Grassley
April 28, 2014
Letter to Morton Schapiro, President of Northwestern University and Richard J. Gannotta, President of Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 6, 2014
Letter to Morton Schapiro, President of Northwestern University and Richard Gannotta, President of Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Myxo-ETlogix 5100 Ring for Heart Valve Repair
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to David E. Wright, Director Office of Research Integrity - Research Ethics
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Feb. 1, 2013
Physician Payments Sunshine Act Regulations Released
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 11, 2012
Grassley, Thune Continue to Seek Answers on Federal Money to Battery Company With Chinese Investor
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
July 18, 2012
Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - On an Improved Forensic Science System
Sen.Chuck Grassley
April 3, 2012
Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 15, 2011
Grassley, Blumenthal and Kohl Seek to Improve Medical Device Safety
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
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