WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Applauds Approval of $209 Million for Rural Hospitals and Healthcare in Iowa * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) praised the Trump administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approving $209 million for rural hospitals and rural healthcare in Iowa for 2026 as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This transformational investment i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Shares Overview of His 2025 Policy and Oversight Achievements * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is sharing an overview of his 2025 legislative and oversight work on behalf of Iowans. "It's an honor serving the people of Iowa every day. I'm happy to report that Senate Republicans made a great impact this year by preventing the largest tax increase in U.S. histor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Historic Investment in Iowa Rural Health Care from Republicans' Working Family Tax Cuts Law * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, welcomed news from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that Iowa will receive $209,040,064 in Fiscal Year 2026 from the Rural Health Transfo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Iowa Farmers Partner with NRCS to Invest Millions in Conservation Funding * Des Moines, IA - Dec. 29, 2025 - Iowa farmers and other private landowners invested millions in conservation practices to help treat natural resource issues on their lands last year, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Announces $209 Million for Iowa as Part of Historic Rural Health Transformation Program * IOWA Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) proudly announced that Iowa will receive $209,040,064 in federal funding as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, the largest federal investment in rural health care in American history. This groundbreaking initiative, e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Secures $209 Million Rural Health Investment for Iowa * DES MOINES, IA Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today applauded the award of more than $209 million to Iowa from the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a $50 billion nationwide initiative to strengthen rural health care created through the Working Families Tax Cuts. "When we passed the Working Families Tax Cut, I fought to secure $50 b more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 30 -- The University of Iowa's International issued the following news: * * * UI professor creates simulated European travel course with Global Curriculum Development Award By Kate Murphy, International Programs Roxanna Curto, an associate professor of French and Spanish at the University of Iowa , has transformed her classroom into a gateway to French-speaking Europe. With support from the International Programs' Global Curriculum Development Award, Curto traveled abro more PR