WASHINGTON DC (October 29, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack today spoke at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing entitled, "Protecting the RFS: The Trump Administration's Abuse of Secret Waivers." During the hearing, Rep Loebsack questioned witnesses from both the biofuels industry, including Kelly Nieuwenhuis, a farmer and President of Siouxland Energy Cooperative, from Primghar, Iowa, as well representatives from the oil industr

WASHINGTON DC (October 29, 2019) — The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the West Health Policy Center have launched the Health-Savers Initiative, a collaborative-r

MONMOUTH, ILLLINOIS (10/29/2019) —

Public invited to Monmouth College observatory night November 2

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 29, 2019) — Today is the final day for fans to bid on the Storm’s Halloween Peanuts jerseys online at QuadCityStorm.com. The auction will close at 7PM CT. All net proceeds will benefit the Martin Luther King Jr Community Center in Rock Island which serves to provide opportunities for a diverse population through a variety of programs and services.

WASHINGTON DC (October 29, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the bipartisan effort to address prescription-drug costs:

 

As Democrats in the House of Representatives work to pass Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi’s prescription-drug bill, I remind my colleagues that for any bill to become law, it must be bipartisan and President Trump must sign it into law.

WASHINGTON DC (October 29, 2019) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program. This program, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill, creates a consistent regulatory framework around hemp production throughout the United States.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (October 29, 2019) — Joseph Field of Bettendorf, Iowa, is one of the nearly 400 cadets and students recognized for their academic achievements during the spring 2019 semester. Field also counts among the 860 cadets and students who were named to the Dean's List.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 29, 2019) — Quad Citizens have a chance to celebrate Halloween a day early this week — in a historic nineteenth-century mansion. If you make it to Davenport's Renwick Mansion (901 Tremont Ave) on Halloween Eve, you'll have a reason to celebrate — a diverse mix of five bands, plus a special surprise.

WASHINGTON DC (October 29, 2019) — Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ed Case (D-HI) introduced the TRUST Act on Tuesday with Sens Todd Young (R-IN), Doug Jones (D-AL), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Reps Bryan Steil (R-WI), Ben McAdams (D-UT), and William Timmons (R-SC). The TRUST Act would create commissions aimed at rescuing our nation’s largest faltering trust funds.

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