DES MOINES, IOWA (December 17, 2019) — During the State Agricultural Society meeting on Sunday, December 15, Iowa State Fair Board Member Randy Brown, of Osceola, was the recipient of a Quilt of Valor, presented by Rod and Jeri Beem in recognition of his past military service. A Quilt of Valor is a handmade quilt meant to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comfort and healing.

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Last night, the House Rules Committee added a set of tax-cuts to the year-end appropriations package, reviving almost three dozen tax-breaks that expired two years ago and extending some that are scheduled to expire at the end of this year.

ANKENY, IOWA (December 17, 2019) — The Iowa Biodiesel Board today praised Congressional champions for introducing a five-year extension of the federal biodiesel tax incentive. If passed, the bill would provide desperately-needed relief to biodiesel producers in Iowa and beyond, who have endured years of uncertainty and loss.

Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association director of market development, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON DC (December 16, 2019) — Today, Representatives Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Bob Latta (OH-05), authors of The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act (HR 4229), along with its cosponsors, Reps Billy Long (MO-07) and Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statements praising the House passage of the bill.