WASHINGTON DC (June 14, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack and Mike Kelly recently introduced legislation that would recognize certified genetic counselors (CGCs) as Medicare health-care providers. The “Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2019,” HR3235, would allow Medicare beneficiaries access to genetic counselors, who provide specialized services in medical genetics and counseling.

WASHINGTON – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley joined Sens Deb Fischer and Tammy Duckworth in introducing legislation that would ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) properly accounts for exempted gallons in the annual renewable volume obligations (RVO) it sets each November.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 14, 2019) — We recently learned that Iowa is no longer the “best state” in the nation. We dropped from No 1 last year in US News and World Report’s annual rankings to No 14 this year.

WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L Fudge, and Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett issued the following statements in response to today’s announced relocation of the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) from Washington DC to the Kansas City area.

WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — In a new study released by Georgetown University’s Lugar Center, Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley ranked among the most bipartisan senators of the last quarter-century.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 13, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds has received word that additional assistance is now available to public and nonprofit entities in some counties impacted by severe weather between March 12 and May 16, 2019.

Thirteen counties have been added to a disaster declaration issued by President Trump on March 23, 2019, making them eligible to apply for the federal Public Assistance Program.

WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack today introduced legislation to bring high-speed broadband internet service to more than 98 percent of the country. The “Connect America Act” would authorize a reverse-auction by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help fund the deployment of high-speed internet to the largest portion of Americans at the lowest cost.

WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined Sen Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in leading a bipartisan group of senators to reintroduce the Military Justice Improvement ActThis legislation would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether or not to prosecute from the chain of command to independent, trained, and professional military prosecutors.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 13, 2019) — Earlier today, Governor Kim Reynolds participated in a roundtable at the White House to discuss workforce freedom and mobility where she was able to highlight Iowa’s strong labor market and workforce opportunities. Reynolds specifically highlighted the Future Ready Iowa Initiative, occupational licensing-reform, and how these efforts are expanding economic opportunity for Iowans.

WASHINGTON DC (June 13, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement on the Senate passage of the Taxpayer First Act. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan bill on Monday. It now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

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