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Grassley, Banks Press American AI Companies on Chinese Espionage Safeguards

national security and economic leadership, through state-backed programs, corporate infiltration and coercive tactics. “The Chinese Communist Party

Grassley, Bennet Lead Legislation to Extend Rural Hospital Program

rural communities. “The Rural Community Hospital Demonstration program gives rural hospitals a better shot at keeping their doors … track record of more than two decades, this program gives eligible hospitals financial stability to keep healthcare close

Grassley Raises Awareness on Benefits of Home Visiting Programs During National Home Visiting Week

Ernst Unveils Legislative Package to Stop Fraud

bonuses to employees who uncover fraud in government programs; and Senator Ricketts’ Improper Payments Transparency Act requires data … updates to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; Senator Banks’ No Funding for Foreign Agents Act prohibits

Ernst Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Manufacturing and Rural Investment Bill

investment in the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program and helps drive private capital to small businesses nationwide

Ernst Champions Access to Child Care for Military Families

participate in Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs, and theChild Care Availability and Affordability Actto help lower costs

On Tax Day, Grassley Questions IRS CEO on Modern Enforcement Tools, Highlights IRS Whistleblower Program

collection and the importance of the IRS Whistleblower Program, which has brought in over $7 billion … renewed importance of Grassley’s IRS Whistleblower Program Now, I want to bring up legislation I got passed

Grassley Calls for Clean FISA Extension after Securing Key Transparency Reforms to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Proceedings

recently issued astaff reporton FISA’s Section 702 program, which concluded Section 702 remains one of the United … protections and close oversight than any other comparable program in U.S. history” and Congress’s April 2024 RISAA

Ernst’s Reforms to Put Small Businesses First Are Signed into Law

Donald J. Trumpsignedher updates to the SBIR-STTR programs into law. “After years of work to put small … businesses at the forefront of the SBIR-STTR programs, I am thrilled President Trump signed these long-overdue

Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law Delivers Over $64 Million to Replace Iowa Bridges

administered through DOT’s Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP), which was created as part of the Grassley-backedInfrastructure … grantsHERE. Award Details:FY24 & FY25 Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) Project: Better Bridges Brighter OpportunityApplicant: Iowa Department

Ernst Works to Fight Fraud in SNAP

fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The legislation strengthens oversight and integrity by requiring … improve the integrity of SNAP, protecting the program for those who truly need help putting food

Q&A: Making Insulin Affordable

also would create a five-year pilot program in 10 states to help make insulin available

Q&A: Wake-Up Call to Save Social Security

shift is straining the financial solvency of the program. This fiscal cliff is a wake-up call … More than 70 million Americans depend on the program for monthly benefits. That’s roughly

Grassley Supports Colin McDonald to be Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General

address the ongoing crisis of federal program fraud. Republicans and Democrats can and should agree that fighting fraud … country. These shocking fraud schemes target federal programs that were designed to help children with autism, the elderly

Ernst Shines the Light on Government Spending

requires Washington to make an annual list of programs, describing the cost, purpose, and results of each program … government agencies don’t even know how many programs they are running or if they’re accomplishing their

Ernst Bills to Make Washington Spending More Transparent Passes Out of House Oversight Committee

have wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on misguided programs while hardworking Americans foot the bill,"said Miller-Meeks

ICYMI: Grassley Talks Oversight, Whistleblower Protection, Bipartisanship and More on “Jason in the House” Podcast

Northern Iowa, we didn't have student loan programs like we do now, and so...I worked

Q&A: Farm Policy and National Agriculture Week

enrollment period for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program is open throughApril 17, 2026. For those who filed

Grassley Receives Inaugural Iowa TRIO Champion Award in Recognition of Outstanding Support for Iowa Students

Congressional TRIO Caucus. The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students and people … with disabilities as they pursue an education. TRIO programs in Iowa serve thousands of students every year

Grassley Presses Budget Committee Witnesses on the Cost of Sanctuary Cities

illegal immigrants’ use of taxpayer-funded government programs: GRASSLEY: “There are some legal limitations that prevent states from … immigrants from access to some of their government programs. [Mr. Wolf], what are those limitations and what immediate

Capitol Hill Report, 03-09-26

availableHERE. Topics include: Iran, the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, the SAVE Act, Grassley’s 99 county meetings

Q&A: Affordable Housing in Rural America

affordable housing androot out wasteful spendingin federal housing programs. President Trump highlighted homeownership in his recent State … root out waste, fraud and abuse in government programs. Our legislation addresses affordability by eliminating outdated regulations that

Grassley Questions Noem at DHS Oversight Hearing

some of the individuals and some of the programs that we may have concerns about. [We’re] looking … this country as a part of a [government] program, [but the] government was paying individuals that were knowingly

Senate Passes Ernst Updates to Put Small Businesses First in America’s Innovation Program

SBIR-STTR programs will now prioritize truly small businesses over mills and deter foreign influence. WASHINGTON – Today … research and development dollars in the SBIR-STTR programs. Even though the SBIR-STTR programs are supposed

Q&A: Fighting Fraud is Civics 101

farm safety net, improving childcare and nutrition programs or bolstering social services for the elderly. No matter which … dollars and stop scammers from stealing from federal programs. Q: Why did the Trump administration create