Joni Ernst: “Well, we all are going to die. For heaven’s sakes.”

Top Notch Fireworks has done a spark-tacular job providing safe and fun fireworks to Iowans," said Chair Ernst. "Brandon and MaKenzi Vonk are dynamite at giving back to their community.

The new commercialization standard rewards companies that convert research into customers and follow-on contracts that meet the mission, while limiting new seed awards to firms that have made SBIR grants their revenue model.

This Veterans Day, we must reaffirm our commitment to those who have worn our nation’s uniform by ensuring they receive the benefits they have earned and access to high-quality care.

Now governors should back it up by stopping fraud before the money goes out the door, instead of chasing it after it's gone.