17 Oct 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Jon Tester Address Farmer Suicide

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – As the only farmers currently serving in the US Senate, Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are receiving praise from farm and mental-health organizations across the country for the introduction of their Seeding Rural Resilience Act, which aims to curb the rising rate of farmer suicides in America.

17 Oct 2019

On Twitter, Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

By Thomas L Knapp

"There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service," begins a post at the micro-blogging service's non-micro-blog.

17 Oct 2019

$116.9M settlement reached with Johnson and Johnson, Ethicon

By Eric Tabor

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 17, 2019) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a multistate settlement along with 40 states and the District of Columbia requiring Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon Inc, to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical-mesh devices.

17 Oct 2019

Focus on Rural America Chair Patty Judge Reacts to Latest Broken Promise from Trump

By Katy Siddall

ALBIA, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — Today the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the "fix" promised to biofuel and agriculture producers by President Trump to make up for the 1.3 billion gallons lost thanks to 

15 Oct 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Reiterates Need to End Political Double Standards in Congressional Oversight

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Consistent Oversight:

 

We’ve heard a lot about whistleblowers in the past several weeks.

There’s been an outpouring of concern for whistleblowers ever since word came out that there was a whistleblower-complaint that implicates the current administration.

15 Oct 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Statement on the EPA’s Supplemental SRE Rule

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new supplemental proposed rule to account for gallons waived through Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) in the nation’s biofuel mandate.

15 Oct 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the World Food Prize and Salute to Ambassador Ken Quinn

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the World Food Prize and his salute to Ambassador Ken Quinn:

 

The World Food Prize kicks off this week in Des Moines.

Today, I pay tribute to an outstanding Iowan and president of the foundation.

Ambassador Ken Quinn’s life of service took him from small town Iowa to Southeast Asia and back.

Decades ago, he identified an avenue to peace and prosperity.

15 Oct 2019

Terrorized, Traumatized and Killed: The Police State’s Deadly Toll on America’s Children

By John W Whitehead

“Mommy, am I gonna die?” — 4-year-old Ava Ellis after being inadvertently shot in the leg by a police officer who was aiming for the girl’s boxer-terrier dog, Patches  

15 Oct 2019

Monmouth's Trudi Peterson Receives Another Compliment, the Hatch Award for Distinguished Teaching

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 15, 2019) — Trudi Peterson freely admits that she hates speaking in public.

15 Oct 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Celebrating the United States Navy

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley in celebration of the United States Navy:

 

On October 13, the United States Navy celebrated its 244th birthday.

The United States Navy was founded by the Continental Congress in 1775 to disrupt British shipping and naval power.

At the time, the Navy was just a ragtag band of converted merchant-ships.

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