“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.

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.

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.

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.