WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the unanimous passage of a House Medicaid package earlier this week, which includes both the ACE Kids Act and the 

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation of public-health disaster emergency for the state of Iowa as a result of the widespread flooding and flash-flooding that began March 13, 2019, and continues.

In addition to authorizing the Iowa Department of Public Health to take necessary action to protect the public’s health, the proclamation provides for the mobilization of public-health response teams.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement after the Iowa Senate voted to pass SF513, which would allow more access to contraceptives through over-the-counter prescriptions:

“Anything we can do to prevent unintended pregnancies, we should look at it. I want to thank the Iowa Senate for working with me to increase access to contraception for Iowans. The policy makes sense, and it’s the right thing to do.”

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — US Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Sens Ben Sasse of Nebraska, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah, Michael Rounds of South Dakota, and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, today introduced the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019. Companion legislation was introduced by Representative Ratcliffe of Texas in the House.