02 Mar 2019

State Sen Jim Lykam: Bill Eliminates Key Health Requirements for Schools

By SenatePress

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 1, 2019) — Schools serve as a critical partner in ensuring students are healthy and ready to learn. If a student has potential barriers to effective learning, it is important to quickly link them to resources that can help them succeed. Four health screenings — immunizations, dental, vision and blood lead —play a key role in that process.

01 Mar 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack: Public Schedule for Monday, March 4

By Joe Hand

PRESS RELEASE (March 1, 2019) —

MUSCATINE – Tour Muscatine Water and Power

WHO            Representative Dave Loebsack

WHAT          Dave will tour the local utility and receive an update on their enlarged operations center

WHERE        Muscatine Power and Water, 3205 Cedar Street

TIME             11:30AM

 

28 Feb 2019

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP: A Second Chance, Not A Way of Life

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today reiterated during a US Senate hearing the need to restore the original intent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is to be a second chance and not a way of life.

28 Feb 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Public Schedule for Friday, March 1

By Joe Hand

PRESS RELEASE (February 28, 2019) —

DAVENPORT — Speak at QC Area Realtors Association Spring Meeting

 

WHO            Congressman Dave Loebsack

                      Area Realtors

 

WHAT          Dave will speak at the QC Area Realtors annual meeting

 

WHERE        Golden Leaf Convention Center, 2902 E Kimberly Road

 

28 Feb 2019

Prepared Remarks by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee on Tax Extenders Bill, Thursday, February 28, 2019

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) —

Mr President,

Before the Presidents’ Day recess, I announced that I’d introduce legislation if tax extenders weren’t included in the legislation to keep the government open.

Today, I’m following through on that promise with a bill that I’m introducing with Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden.

28 Feb 2019

Sens Grassley, Ron Wyden Introduce 2018-2019 Tax Extenders, Disaster Tax Relief Legislation

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced bipartisan legislation to retroactively extend tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and 2018 through the balance of this year and provide disaster tax relief benefits to individuals and businesses affected by major disasters occurring in 2018.

28 Feb 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Joins Sen Tom Cotton, Colleagues to Introduce Singh’s Law

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — Former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and others to introduce Singh’s Law, legislation that would bar foreign nationals associated with a criminal gang and convicted of a crime from entering the United States.

28 Feb 2019

Following Charles "Chuck" Grassley Request, IRS Provides Relief to Farmers for March 1 Filing Deadline

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (Februrary 28, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley praised the decision announced today by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide relief with respect to the March 1 deadline for farmers and fishermen who chose to forgo making quarterly estimated tax payments in 2018.

28 Feb 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Applauds $3 Million Investment in Amtrak’s Southwest Chief Route

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack today applauded the decision by Amtrak to award $3 million for safety and reliability upgrades to the Southwest Chief route. The Southwest Chief has daily routes from Illinois to California, which travels through southeast Iowa, including a stop in Ft Madison.

28 Feb 2019

Finance Leaders Urge Lighthizer to Maintain “De Minimis” Threshold for US Imports

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging the Administration against making changes to existing law through the implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that would flout clear congressional intent on the US de minimis threshold, the value below which goods may be imported free of customs duties and p

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