DES MOINES, IOWA (February 26, 2019) — Here is information about Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.
Sen Grassley met with Iowans from the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters, the Iowa Health Care Association, the School Nutrition Association of Iowa, the Iowa Rare Disease Legislative Advocates, the Missouri River Services, the American Legion of Iowa, Disabled American Veterans, the Iowa State Association of Letter Carriers, Kirkwood Community College, Northeast Iowa Community College, the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association, Iowa Public Television, the Iowa Broadcasters Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the Iowa Wing Civil Air Patrol, and the National Peace Corps Association.
Sen Grassley met with Iowa families visiting Washington DC from Riverside and Pella.
Sen Grassley was on public affairs programs with Chip Flory on AgriTalk, Scott Voorhees on KFAB in Omaha, Cindy Kohlmann on KDTH in Dubuque, Sally Hart on KCII in Washington, Doug Wagner on WMT in Cedar Rapids, Trent Rice on KASI in Ames, Jim Fisher on WOC in Davenport, Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross on Squawk Box on CNBC and David Westin and Alix Steel on Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas on Bloomberg TV.
On Monday, February 25 at 3:15PM (ET), Sen Grassley met with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.
On Tuesday, February 26 at 10:15AM (ET), Sen Grassley presided over a Senate Finance Committee hearing titled “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II.” Top executives from seven major pharmaceutical companies including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Sanofi will testify.
On Wednesday, February 27 at 2:30PM (ET), Sen Grassley will participate in a Budget Committee hearing titled “The Budget Control Act: A Review of Cap-Adjusted Spending.”
On Thursday, February 28 at 9:30AM (ET), Sen Grassley will participate in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing titled “Implementing the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.” Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will testify.
On Thursday, February 28 at 12PM (ET), Sen Grassley will meet with Iowa Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.
On Thursday, February 28 at 3:15PM (ET), Sen Grassley will meet with Leonard Strand, the Chief District Judge of the Northern District of Iowa and C.J.Williams, District Judge of the Northern District of Iowa.
