DAVENPORT IOWA (May 24, 2019) — As Memorial Day approaches, we salute all who wore the uniform and remember that freedom comes at a cost. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, honors those who died in our nation’s service, whether they were family, friends, or fellow citizens we never knew.

WASHINGTON DC (May 24, 2019) — Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of the Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit as an aid for the detection of periprosthetic joint-infection (infection around a joint replacement) in the synovial (lubricant) fluid of patients being evaluated for revision surgery, which is surgery performed to replace or compensate for a failed implant.

WASHINGTON DC (May 24, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack will return to Davenport, today, Friday, to receive an update on the flood-recovery and clean-up efforts happening in the downtown area. In the immediate aftermath of the floods, Rep Loebsack and Governor Kim Reynolds toured the areas to view the damage.

WASHINGTON DC (May 23, 2019) — Representatives Collin C Peterson and Dusty Johnson and the co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019, which establishes an annual June 1 deadline for refineries to submit small refinery-exemption (SRE) petitions from their RFS blending obligations each year and increases transparency in the process.