WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), working alongside U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), community leaders and the U.S. Department of Justice, has secured over $42,000,000 in federal public safety funding for Iowa during the 119th Congress, including over $6,811,000 for communities across northeastern Iowa.

Read more from the Cresco Times Plains Dealer about a recent grant, backed by Grassley and Hinson, that's helping supercharge public safety in Howard County:

"For the Howard County Sheriff's Office grant, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) granted the substantial $1,364,725 federal award...