Grassley Week Ahead

Following is Senator Grassley`s schedule this week in Washington, D.C.  The Senate is in session.

• Grassley will meet in Washington with Iowans from the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center and the United Nations Refugee Agency.

Grassley will also meet with Iowans from Ames, Ankeny, Bettendorf, Johnston, Lawton, Mason City, Mount Vernon, Pella, Robins, Rock Valley, Strawberry Point, West Des Moines and Winterset.

• On Monday, August 1, at 3:15 p.m. (CT), Grassley will meet with Congressman Steve King, Senator Tom Harkin and Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, to discuss the Sioux City mail processing facility consolidation to Sioux Falls. 

• On Wednesday, August 3, at 9:00 a.m. (CT), Grassley will attend a Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, "Cybercrime: Updating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Protect Cyberspace and Combat Emerging Threats."

• On Wednesday, August 3, at 9:00 a.m. (CT), there is a Finance Committee hearing entitled, "Dually-Eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) Beneficiaries: Improving Care While Lowering Costs." 

• On Thursday, August 4, at 9:00 a.m. (CT), Grassley will attend a Judiciary Committee executive business meeting. 

• On Friday, August 5, at 9:00 a.m. (CT), Grassley will attend a Finance Committee hearing on the nominations of: Mr. Michael Punke, of Montana, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative with Rank of Ambassador, Executive Office of the President; Mr. Paul Piquado, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, United States Department of Commerce; and Mr. David S. Johanson, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission.

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