WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) —

Mr President,

I’m pleased that my colleague, Finance Committee Ranking Member, Senator [Ron] Wyden, will be joining me in introducing the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 later today.

This legislation seeks to modernize the IRS, improve taxpayer-services, and strengthen taxpayer protections.

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — On Friday, March 29, US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa will be in Hamburg, Glenwood, and Malvern for meetings with community leaders, emergency-managers, small business owners, farmers, and other Iowans affected by flooding in the region. The topic of the meetings will be the devastating floods impacting southwest Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) on Monday issued an order approving Alliant Energy's five-year energy efficiency plan with few modifications. The approval of Alliant's plan is the end result of Senate File 2311, legislation passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2018 that severely restricted what the IUB could require utilities to spend on programs to help customers reduce energy usage.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 28, 2019) — The Child Abuse Council and Illinois Casualty Company will partner in hosting a Pinwheel Garden dedication at 10AM on Saturday, March 30, at Forsberg Retirement Village, 2400 1st Street A Dr, Moline, Illinois.