WASHINGTON DC (July 19, 2019) — According to news reports, the White House recently sent Congressional leaders nearly $600 billion of potential budget-savings options, requesting that the sides agree to at least $150 billion in budget-deal offsets and a two-year extension of discretionary-spending caps.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 19, 2019) — Effective today, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg has been selected to chair the Midwest Region on the National Lieutenant Governors Association’s (NLGA) Executive Committee, becoming one of four regional chairs of the association. He previously served on the NLGA Executive Committee from July 2018 to July 2019.

WASHINGTON DC (July 19, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack today applauded the announcement of more than $51 million in grants to connect more than 15,000 rural homes and businesses across Iowa to high-speed broadband Internet. These grants are part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Connect America Fund, which provides grants over 10 years to expand broadband in rural communities.

WASHINGTON DC (July 18, 2019) — The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed bipartisan legislation led by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) modernizing and strengthening criminal laws against money-laundering — a critical source of funding for terrorist organizations, drug cartels, and other organized-crime syndicates.