DES MOINES --- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley applauds Eastern Iowa’s response to heavy flooding and promises to press federal agencies to prioritize more flood-prevention projects in high-risk areas like Cedar Rapids.Grassley on Wednesday discussed the flooding in Eastern Iowa and the federal government’s role in flood prevention during his weekly conference call with Iowa reporters.“It’s a great relief to the people of Eastern Iowa and Cedar Rapids in particular that the flooding wasn’t as severe as it could have been,” said Grassley, recalling some of the worst-case scenario predictions he heard while in Iowa this past weekend.