DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2020) — In 1985 Ronald Regan was President; "We Are The World" was recorded by the band USA for Africa; Back to the Future was the highest-grossing film of the year; and a small group of Quad Cities-area Blues fans organized and held the first-ever Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in Davenport, Iowa. This festival is now one of the oldest established Blues Festivals in the US.

WASHINGTON DC (March 17, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue recommending they clarify an ambiguous proposed rule regarding the undue and reasonable preferences provision of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF2408, legislation that creates emergency measures and supplemental appropriations for key government services to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

WASHINGTON DC (March 17, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding an announcement from the Department of the Treasury that individuals and corporations may defer tax payments to the IRS for up to 90 days without incurring interest or penalties. Taxpayers will still be required to file but payments may be deferred.