Category: Politics

There’s not enough work to go around Nomination of Robert Wilkins to be a judge on the D.C. Circuit Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary

November 18, 2013 – The fact is that this is a very important moment for all of the American states. Fifty years ago, President Kennedy spoke about the promise of the Western

Des Moines – Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer will deliver the featured address at the 2013 Progress Iowa Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 18th at 6:00 pm at the Meadows Events and

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), Renewable Volume Guidelines (RVO) numbers today. The EPA has proposed

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements.  The proposed rule released by the EPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a strong proponent of the renewable fuel standard (RFS), released the following statement after learning of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed biofuel volume requirements

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Obama’s call for insurance companies to continue already cancelled plans for another year. “For three years, the President has taken

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), along with a coalition of lawmakers, today welcomed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) release of a proposed rule to ensure

WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act. The

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the senior Republican on the Senate health committee, today released the following statement on the administration’s reported Obamacare exchange enrollment figures: “You could fit everyone

DES MOINES – Last week, a District Court Judge Karen Romano granted a temporary stay to block a decision passed by the Iowa Board of Medicine that would have banned the use

DES MOINES – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds departs Sunday, Nov. 10, for the World Forum for Direct Investment in Shanghai, China. On Tuesday, Reynolds will be the featured speaker on the forum’s opening

The Vice President will travel to Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea the first week of December. In Tokyo, he will meet with key leaders to discuss a broad range of

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:01 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here at your White House briefing. I do not have any announcements to make at

Tonight, I applaud the men and women of the Illinois General Assembly, a body in which I was proud to serve, for voting to legalize marriage equality in my home state. As

The United States welcomes the passage of legislation today by the Council of Representatives (COR) to govern Iraq’s parliamentary elections. These elections have now been set for April 30, 2014, and the

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:14 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Are there some Blackhawks fans here? Must be. I think it’s been announced, I know there’s a call time for the

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense released late last week the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) appropriated top line budget for fiscal 2013. The aggregate amount appropriated to the MIP was $19.2 billion,

From Congressman Tom Latham – I believe that it is a fundamental principle of fairness that Congress and the President should live under the same rules and laws they create for the

DES MOINES – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today completed her tour through all of Iowa’s 99 counties, with a visit to Sullivan Supply in Dunlap, located in Crawford County. Both the governor

Senate conservatives shut down nomination of extremely qualified D.C. Circuit Nominee Patricia Millett, Iowa Fair Courts Coalition responds  A majority of Republicans in the U.S. Senate today obstructed the nomination of the

This morning, the Vice President and Valerie Jarrett met with leaders of national disabilities and veteran’s advocacy groups to express the Administration’s strong support for ratification of the Disabilities Treaty. The United

From Senator Charles Grassley – I’m glad to be here to get to work with our House colleagues to reconcile our differences on the fiscal year 2014 budget resolution.  This is regular

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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley said last week that spring internships for college-age Iowans are available,and applications are due Nov. 15. Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C.,office as well as his

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at the D.C. Greening Embassies Forum event, “Clean Energy and Efficiency in D.C. and Around the Globe,” on October 29. Secretary Kerry’s

Two postal unions held meeting over the weekend and both endorsed Pat Murphy for the Iowa 1st Congressional District. The Iowa State Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a meeting in Iowa

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thanks, everyone, for being here. I have a couple things. First, I wanted to note that this evening, in

ANKENY – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) last week joined Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to co-host a forum entitled, “Empowering Individuals with Disabilities through Employment.” Harkin was the

Today, America has lost a legend of the United States Congress. For thirty years, Tom Foley represented the people of Washington’s 5th district with skill, dedication, and a deep commitment to improving

From David Simas, White House Deputy Senior Advisor Late Wednesday night, after a 16-day shutdown, the President signed a bill to reopen the government and pay our country’s bills. Today, a government

‘This is what Senate Democrats have asked for all along: open the government, pay our bills, and then negotiate.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement in

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE October 17, 2013 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to

M E M O R A N D U M TO: Reporters and Editors RE: the Continuing Appropriations Act for 2014, H.R. 2775 DA: Wed., October 16, 2013 Below is a statement

WASHINGTON – On the afternoon of October 13th, the President spoke with Leader Nancy Pelosi over the phone. The President and Leader Pelosi discussed the way forward on the pressing fiscal matters

WASHINGTON, DC – Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) delivers a brief update on Republicans’ efforts to reopen the federal government and provide fairness for all Americans under

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after House Speaker John Boehner named the House Farm Bill conferees: “I am thankful Speaker Boehner has appointed conferees to advance the Farm

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is advising Iowans to call or email his offices for a faster response than via postal mail to Washington during the partial government shutdown.  Senate