20 Dec 2019

EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

By David Bryan/EPA Region 7

LENEXA, KANSAS (December 20, 2019) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another key step on Thursday, December 19, in implementing the agency’s PFAS Action Plan by announcing a new validated method for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. This new validated test method complements other actions the agency is taking under the Action Plan to help communities address PFAS nationwide.

20 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Passage of Anti-Robocall Legislation

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement on Thursday, December 19, on the passage of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. Sen Grassley cosponsored the TRACED Act in the Senate, which was authored by Sen John Thune (R-SD).

20 Dec 2019

EPA Approves the Use of 10 Pesticide Products on Hemp and a Proposed Interim Decision on Atrazine

By David Bryan/EPA Region 7

LENEXA, KANSAS (December 20, 2019) — On Wednesday, December 18, The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing two important actions that will help the agricultural sector protect crops from pests and weeds. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is approving the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp in time for the 2020 growing season. Nine of these products are biopesticides and one is a conventional pesticide.

20 Dec 2019

Iowa Small Business Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of Successful Tax-Legislation

By Emily Carlson

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — NFIB, the nation’s leading small-business advocacy organization, is marking the two-year anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act being signed into law by sharing stories about how the tax relief is benefitting small-business owners across Iowa, and asking Congress to make the temporary tax cuts permanent.

Here are a few examples of how Iowa NFIB members are making a difference in their community.

20 Dec 2019

Iowa Biodiesel Producers Displeased with EPA’s Oil-Favoring

By Jenna Higgins Rose

ANKENY, IOWA (December 20, 2019) — The Environmental Protection Agency has released its final rule for the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard, holding flat the biodiesel volumes while underestimating future small-refinery exemptions. Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, issued the following statement:

20 Dec 2019

EPA Fulfills Another Trump Administration Promise: Finalizes RFS Volumes for 2020 and Biomass-Based

By David Bryan/EPA Region 7

LENEXA, KANSAS (December 20, 2019) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized, on Wednesday, December 18, a rule that establishes the required renewable volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2020, and the biomass-based diesel volume for 2021.

19 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the First Step Act: One Year Anniversary of Senate Passage

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley: The First Step Act: One Year Anniversary of Senate Passage:

 

I come to the floor today to commemorate and celebrate the one year anniversary of a groundbreaking achievement. On December 18, 2018, the Senate passed the First Step Act. Three days later, President Trump signed this monumental bill into law.

19 Dec 2019

Govs Kim Reynolds, Pete Ricketts, and Kristi Noem Thank President Trump for Strengthening Refugee Application Vetting

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 19, 2019) –– Governors Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, and Kristi Noem of South Dakota sent a letter to President Donald J Trump thanking him for actions he’s taken to strengthen the vetting process for refugees entering the United States. 

19 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Obamacare Ruling

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 19, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.

19 Dec 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Congratulates Education Director Ryan Wise on New Opportunity

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 19, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds offered a sincere and heartfelt congratulations to current Director of the Iowa Department of Education Ryan Wise, who has accepted a new position at Drake University, on Wednesday, December 18. The details of the transition are still being finalized.

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