Reynolds Calls on Congress to Provide More COVID Relief

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is joining other governors in calling on Congress to approve more pandemic relief.  Reynolds told reporters -quote- “It’s time for Congress to come together and get a relief package passed and get some relief to our small businesses and Iowa families who are suffering.” Some states are providing direct aid on their own, but Reynolds says there’s not enough state funding to make everybody whole. The governor indicated there’s still a portion of the $1.2-billion dollars of federal CARES Act money sent to the state this spring that has not yet been spent. The funding must be spent before the end of the year. Reynolds said she and her staff are meeting to determine how it will be used.