From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will unveil a sweeping tax reform proposal on Monday in a speech to the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Santorum’s plan will call for an overhaul of the tax code and end the IRS as we know […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   If you want to ignore federal law and harbor those who have entered the U.S. illegally, it’s going to cost you if new legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate becomes law. The Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, introduced Wednesday by a coalition of […]

From Press Release   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte today are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to back words with actions when dealing with state and local jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal immigration requests. States, cities and counties […]

By The Iowa Statesman   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to to the Senate floor Monday to discuss judicial nominations and the Senate’s record of confirmation for Obama Administration nominees compared to the Bush Administration. He said Democrats and the Administration have nothing to complain about. The following is the entirety […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee released the following statement in response to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the Obama administration reached on Monday with 11 pacific nations.  The agreement would affect 40 percent of the world economy and still requires ratification from Congress. […]

From Press Release   Today, 55 conservative leaders from across America signed the open letter “Vision For New Conservative Leadership.” The letter states, in part: Republican leaders have a responsibility to better align their party’s policy stances with founding American principles, the U.S. Constitution, and the will and consent of […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Rand Paul for President announced Thursday it has $2 million cash on hand at the conclusion of the third quarter in an effort to quiet rumors that their candidate will soon exit the Republican presidential primary race. In a press release, the campaign said, “With regular […]

From Press Release   The Cruz for President Campaign today announced CruzCrowd, the world’s first presidential social crowd-funding platform. Based on the theme of the American Revolution, CruzCrowd empowers individual supporters to raise small-dollar donations for the campaign and recruit others to join the Cruz Campaign’s grassroots army. CLICK HERE […]

From Press Release   For months, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to revise and increase its proposed volume obligations for renewable biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014, 2015 and 2016.  After hearing from Grassley and other senators, the EPA revised its initial […]

From Press Release   Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) received the American Conservative Union’s 2014 Award for Conservative Excellence for his dedication to conservative principles that promote a free society. “I’m honored to receive this award from such a well-respected group.  We must continue to stand for our nation’s […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA 1) issued the following statement on his vote against the continuing resolution: “Today I voted no on the continuing resolution because I believe that short term, last minute funding measures that kick the can down the road are not the proper […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is adding another nominee to the State Department nominees on whom he is placing a hold, citing a continued failure to respond in a timely and reasonable manner to his inquiries regarding what should be the […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The latest investigative journalism video from Project Veritas shows campaign staffers jing about using an image of Donald Trump to drum up registered voters in violation of election laws. “There’s like hundreds and hundreds of people, and I just flash a picture of Donald Trump […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement after submitting four amendments to the Continuing Resolution in Rules Committee today: “For months Members of the House have been saying we need to stand on principle,” said King. “This is why I have introduced four […]

From Press Release   Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst released the following statement after voting in favor of a short-term continuing resolution through Dec. 11: “Like many Iowans, I’m tired of Washington’s dangerous and shortsighted habit of governing from one emergency to the next. The American people deserve better which […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   With the third fundraising dead of the Republican presidential primary season looming at midnight tonight, campaigns are beating the bushes — in several cases very hard — in a last-ditch effort to post solid numbers in their reports to the Federal Election Commission tonight. Fundraising […]

By The Iowa Statesman   A new forensic analysis of the Center of Medical Progress’ videos showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of body parts from aborted babies reinforces the organization’s claims that there is nothing “doctored” about them. An excerpt from the forensic report follows: In September, 2015, […]

From Press Release   hairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee wrote Monday to the Department of Health and Human Services […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz today named former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr the National Chair of the “Liberty Leaders for Cruz” coalition. The campaign also released a video of eight leaders in the Liberty movement who are actively working for the Cruz campaign, featuring […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   In the most detailed policy released yet by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, he says he wants to cut taxes for almost every American, remove loopholes for the very rich and special interests, and to end corporate inversion by making U.S. corporate tax rates among […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Investigative journalist James O’Keefe of Project Veritas went to Nevada to follow up on his most recent video exposing Clinton campaign staffers violating election laws in Nevada. In the video, O’Keefe attempted to uncover what happened to Christina Gupana, the Las Vegas attorney who was […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The Republican Party establishment and media have pressed presidential candidate Donald Trump for specifics on policy. And this morning, they’re going to get some when the GOP frontrunner will host a press conference at 10 a.m. at Trump Tower to announce his tax plan and […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement to express his call for open dialogue and a iberate process to elect a new Speaker of the House Representatives: “The House of Representatives is now tasked with electing a new Speaker. This is both a […]

By The Iowa Statesman   According to the New York Times: Speaker of the House of Representatives U.S. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH 8), under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   This morning at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, DC, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a new proposal to encourage paid family leave in America without government mandates. “I believe we can fix this problem by creatively applying our free enterprise principles […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) joined a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to raise directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping concerns about China’s ays in approving agricultural biotech products. President Xi will be meeting with President Obama yet this week.  The U.S. is also […]

From Press Release   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made the following statement after the Justice Department failed to provide a substantive response to a Sept. 14, 2015, letter from he and Government Affairs Chairman U.S. Ron Johnson. The senators asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch for […]

From Press Release   Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) stressed the urgent need to address rampant problems at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing entitled, “Improving VA Accountability: Examining First-Hand Accounts of Department of Veterans Affairs Whistleblowers.” The Iowa Senator […]

From Press Release   Monday evening, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to to the floor of the United States Senate to call for support of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – which would ban abortions after five months of pregnancy – and share the story of the Pickering family […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suspended his campaign Monday evening in downtown Madison. He made the following statement: “As a kid, I was drawn to Ronald Reagan because he was a Republican and a conservative. But most of all, I admired him because […]

From Press Release   U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA 6) made the following statement after Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would accept 10,000 additional Syrian refugees on top of the […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee threw in a couple of attacks on President Obama over the weekend. First, he released a statement critical of the president’s nomination of the first openly gay head of a U.S. military branch, then he responded to […]

From Press Release   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is raising questions about a Justice Department office’s ability to be impartial in its investigation into grants practices.  His concern follows new allegations that the office in charge of the internal review not only approved the actions in question, but […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, made the following comment on the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that it will expand doctors’ access to buprenorphine, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction.  Grassley and four […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released the following statement, along with a link to a position paper, Friday afternoon. The position paper deals with the Second Amendment and his plans to protect it, if elected President. The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear.  The right […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Having been declared the winner of the “undercard debate” in Ohio last month and arguably the candidate who will likely see the biggest gains from the prime-time debate in California earlier this week, the focus has suddenly shifted to former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Not […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Thursday, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Know Before You Owe Student Loan Act, which would require student loan counseling annually before new student loans may be disbursed. It also adds several pieces of information the loan counseling must include. Grassley introduced the bill […]

From Press Release   Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today ivered testimony before the National Commission on the Future of the Army in Arlington, Virginia. “I encourage you to consider the Army National Guard’s capabilities, value, and strategic importance for our states and the nation’s security.  As Iowa’s Commander-in-Chief, I want […]

From Press Release   In a letter to President Obama today, U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), John McCain (R-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), renewed their call for him to immediately nominate an Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Today’s letter follows a July 25 letter […]

From Press Release   U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement to express his concerns about H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act: “We should not be sending any funds whatsoever to Planned Parenthood,” said King. “H.R. 3134 simply restates current law – the Hyde Amendment. This […]

From Press Release   Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is asking about the handling of multiple claims of sexual harassment, bullying, gender discrimination and witness intimidation by senior Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) managers dating back to 2012, including alleged attempts to prevent independent oversight by […]

From Press Release   Donald J. Trump was endorsed by Veterans for a Strong America, the leading organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with than 500,000 veterans nationwide. Mr. Trump was joined by VSA Chairman Joel Arends and than a thousand vets aboard the USS Iowa (BB 61) […]

By The Iowa Statesman   After Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul goes on the attack tonight during tonight’s GOP primary debate on CNN, frontrunner Donald Trump at least won’t be able to say the former is lacking in intelligence in any way. In a campaign season that has […]

From Press Release   Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’ campaign continued its break-the-rules style in its most recent ad buy, running movie theater advertisements of its 30-second “Blessing” ad during previews of the blockbuster film “War Room” in early primary states. “Blessing” earlier ran in early primary states […]

From Press Release   U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is raising questions about a new policy memorandum issued by the Obama administration that may, according to the President, allow for hundreds of thousands of foreign workers being admitted to the United States, which could result […]

From Press Release   U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is part of a bipartisan group of senators urging United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to aggressively address currency issues in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. In a letter to Froman and Lew, Grassley […]

By The Iowa Statesman   The NFL football season kicked off last weekend, which means political football season can’t be too far behind. Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio — himself a college football player — to the opportunity to release a new video titled “Catching Footballs, Fielding Questions.” […]

By The Iowa Statesman   Ahead of his town hall event in Nevada where he revealed his plans to address labor issues nationally, as he did in Wisconsin, Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker released a new video titled “Real Reform.” Building on his “Recall the Recall” message, the […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   In a new investigative hidden-cameras video, Project Veritas journalists have caught Hillary Clinton campaign staff in Nevada not only skirting election law but mocking it. In the video, released last Friday, Las Vegas attorney Christina Gupana, a Hillary for America staffer, advised campaign workers to […]

By Bob Eschliman Editor   Ever since the first video from the Center for Medical Progress saw the light of day, Planned Parenthood has insisted that it had done nothing wrong and the videos were heavily edited. Based on by several top-level Planned Parenthood officials in the fourth episode […]