DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — On April 12, 2019, FEMA declared individuals in Pottawattamie and Shelby counties eligible for individual assistance. The FEMA-finding determined that these counties were adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his Declaration of March 23, 2019.

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sens Joni Ernst of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan in sending a bipartisan letter urging US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to utilize a department-wide National Water Quality Initiative to prioritize conservation measures in the 2018 Farm Bill to address water quality.

WASHINGTON DC (April 17, 2019) — I thank the Environment and Public Works Committee for holding and Senator [Joni] Ernst for chairing this important field hearing on oversight of the Corps’ management of the Missouri River.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party recognized Teamsters Local 238 as the official bargaining-representative for its organizing staff. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price issued the following statement: