WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), alongside 17 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues urged the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to address illicit weapons trafficking operations in the Western Hemisphere. "Recently, members of Congress have expressed reasonable concern regarding federal agencies' effor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) has named U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) as a finalist for its Democracy Award, which recognizes exemplary performance in congressional offices. Grassley was selected as one of four finalists in CMF's Constituent Accountability and Accessibility category. CMF will announce one winner from each political party in July. "The more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's field hearing at the University of Iowa on innovations in VA healthcare: Good morning. This field hea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES -- U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that he secured more than $1.8 million for the Walnut Creek Family YMCA in West Des Moines. This federal investment will support improving the health and wellness of the community, expanding the YMCA's youth development programming, and strengthening the safety of the facility. "The YMCA is a place where young people can connect, grow, and learn  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following opening statement from a hearing dated April 10, 2024, entitled "Sunny Places for Shady People: Offshore Tax Evasion by the Wealthy and Corporations": * * * Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your holding today's hearing on offshore tax evasion and closing the tax gap. I have some experience in this area. Talking about the tax gap, I remember how my late friend and former Finance more PR