Today, the Iowa Supreme Court issued its ruling on Planned Parenthood of the Heartland vs. Reynolds. Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) issued the following in response.

Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) delivered closing remarks to the Iowa House of Representatives today.  The following are his remarks, as prepared for delivery:

On Tuesday, April 26, Representative Lee Hein (R-Monticello) led a bill to support biofuels through the Iowa House for a second time with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bill, House File 2128, has now gained approval in both the House and Senate and heads to the Governor's desk for her signature. 

An update to the 40-year-old bottle redemption bill is closer than it has ever been before.

Legislation to provide new resources for deaf and hard-of-hearing children was approved by the Iowa House on Wednesday and is on its way to the governor.