05 May 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 10 Attorneys-General Ask DOJ to Investigate Meat-Packer Pricing

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 5, 2020) — Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of attorneys-general from 10 other states urge the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price-fixing by meat-packers in the cattle industry.

05 May 2020

Meals to You to Serve 5 Million Meals a Week to Rural Children

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (May 5, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a major expansion of Meals to You, USDA’s 

05 May 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, GOP Colleagues Send Letter to FBI and ATF on Firearms Background Check System during Coronavirus Pandemic

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 5, 2020) — US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and his colleagues are encouraging the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to continue protecting public safety while respecting the Second Amendment and federal law during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a letter led by Sen John Cornyn (R-TX) to FBI Director Christopher Wray and ATF Acting Director Regina Lombardo, the senators are seeking information on how

05 May 2020

Technofascism: Digital Book-Burning in a Totalitarian Age

By John W Whitehead

“Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice they made? They actually believed that we could be trusted to make up our own minds in the whirl of differing ideas.

05 May 2020

Sens Ron Wyden, Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Richard E Neal Request Retention Credit Eligibility for Employers Providing Health Insurance

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 4, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E Neal (D-MA) requested that the Treasury Department reverse its current guidance and allow employers providing health insurance to furloughed workers to be eligible for the employee-retention credit.

05 May 2020

Erika Parks of Rock Island, Illinois, Graduates from Cedarville University

By Mark D Weinstein

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (May 4, 2020) — Erika Parks of Rock Island, Illinois, graduated from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Education-Integrated during the 124th annual commencement held May 2, 2020.

Cedarville University, located between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 4,380 undergraduate, graduate, and online students in more than 150 areas of study.

05 May 2020

Secretary Sonny Perdue Statement on Economic Injury Disaster Loans Being Available to US Agricultural Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (May 4, 2020) — US Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today applauded the announcement that agricultural producers, for the first time, are now eligible for the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs.

04 May 2020

Rep Dave Loebsack Applauds AmeriCorps Investment in Iowa Initiatives

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (May 4, 2020) — Representative Dave Loebsack today applauded the release of funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) AmeriCorps Grant program. These competitive grants will help support approximately 140 AmeriCorps members in organizations in Iowa’s Second Congressional District. Rep Loebsack has been a longtime supporter of the CNCS and has advocated for robust funding of its initiatives.

04 May 2020

USDA Announces $100 Million for American Biofuels Infrastructure

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (May 4, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the US Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of renewable fuels.

04 May 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Dianne Feinstein, John Cornyn, Patrick Leahy Press FOIA Compliance During Pandemic

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 4, 2020) — US Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) are requesting information about the federal government’s ability to timely respond to public-records requests in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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