WASHINGTON DC (September 4, 2019) — As United States Senators representing the Big Sky state and Hawkeye country, older Montanans and Iowans keep a watchful eye on spending. Like millions of Americans across the country, they are mindful that they need to stretch their savings in order to pay the bills and uphold their quality of life in retirement.

WASHINGTON DC (September 4, 2019) — Senator Chuck Grassley is seeking details on the role of Justice Department (DOJ) guidance in government’s efforts to dismiss claims of fraud against tax-payers. The 2018 Granston memo issued by DOJ’s Commercial Litigation Branch outlines when DOJ can seek to dismiss fraud cases brought by whistleblowers on behalf of the government. Those cases have led to the recovery of more than $59 billion in tax-payer dollars lost to fraud since 1986.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 4, 2019) — Calling all Quad Cities divas! Diamonds and Divas, the popular ladies’-night-out event, is back! Join Gilda’s Club Quad Cities on Thursday, September 26, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center for a night filled with pampering stations, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a chocolate fountain, and a whole lot of fun!

WASHINGTON DC (September 4, 2019) — Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, argued in an opinion piece that we should have a fiscally-responsible framework for handling a recession agreed to well in advance of one. That way, if policy-makers decide to implement a stimulus plan to combat a recession, they will also have agreed to the principle that it should be paid for over time.