14 Apr 2019

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairwoman Cheri Bustos Statement on Representative Dave Loebsack’s Decision to Retire at the End of 2020

By DCCC Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2019) —

“Congressman Dave Loebsack has been a tremendous partner over the years and I’ve been honored to work with him to strengthen our local economy and get real results for the families we serve along the Mississippi River. While I am saddened to learn that he will be leaving Congress at the end of next year, he has earned his retirement and I wish him and his family the best.

12 Apr 2019

Iowa Democratic Party Statement on the Retirement of Representative Dave Loebsack

By IDP Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2019) — The Iowa Democratic Party released the following statement following Representative Dave Loebsack's announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2020:

12 Apr 2019

DOT Sends Emergency Relief Funding in Response to Iowa Floods

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 12, 2019) — Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao today announced the immediate availability of $9 million in Emergency Relief “Quick Release” funds from the Federal Highway Administration to the state of Iowa to help repair road-damages caused by flooding in Iowa.

12 Apr 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Announces He Will Retire at End of 116th Congress

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (April 12, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after announcing that he will be retiring at the end of the 116th Congress. Rep Loebsack was first elected in 2006 and will have served for a total of 14 years at the end of this 116th Congress.

12 Apr 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate to Lead Mass Voter-Registration Drive at Iowa Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will speak at the kickoff of the 91st Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames on Monday, April 15, at 4PM. The Conference will be held at The Hilton Coliseum, 1705 Center Drive, Ames, Iowa. There, all eligible attendees will be asked to register to vote. Voter-registration forms will be distributed by each school’s FFA advisor.

12 Apr 2019

Education Groups Endorse Grassley Bills to Make College Costs Transparent

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 12, 2019) — In March, Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley was joined by Sens Tina Smith of Minnesota and Joni Ernst of Iowa in introducing the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act, the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, and the Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act to help students better understand the cost of college. Since the introduction of the three bills, multiple education-groups have endorsed the bills.

12 Apr 2019

Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony to be held Tuesday, May 7

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2019) — The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs will host the 11th Annual Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Dan Gannon, Chair of the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs, will officiate. Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg will give remarks followed by Keynote Speaker Ambassador Kenneth M Quinn, President of the World Food Prize Foundation and former career US Foreign Service Officer.

12 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: There’s a Smarter Way to Tackle Student-Debt

By Grassley Press

Every year, I hold at least one meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties. Many of these meetings are at schools, and the number-one concern among students is student-loan debt. They have every reason to be worried.

12 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Colleagues Decry Lack of Action on Disaster-Aid for Suffering States

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 12, 2019) — Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sens Johnny Isakson and David Perdue of Georgia, as well as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and 10 other senators in expressing disappointment in Congress’s failure to deliver critical disaster-aid to their states to assist in recovery-efforts from natural disasters in 2018 and 2019.

12 Apr 2019

Cory 2020 to Host Iowa HQ Opening 04/13, Watch Party for Hometown Kickoff

By Cory 2020 Iowa Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 12, 2019) — Tomorrow, Iowans will gather at Cory 2020’s new Iowa headquarters to celebrate the opening of the campaign’s first office in the state with a live watch party for Senator Cory Booker’s Newark Hometown Kickoff of the “Justice for All Tour” — his first national tour of his presidential campaign.

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