28 Mar 2019

Prepared Remarks by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa Member, Senate Budget Committee Proposal of Budget Amendments for Disaster Response

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri are experiencing historic flooding. In Iowa, two-thirds of our 99 counties have been impacted. The State of Iowa estimated damages across our state to be $1-and-six-tenths billion dollars. The damages estimated for agriculture is $214 million dollars. Damages to homes is $481 million dollars. Levee repair estimates are $525 million dollars. That is just the beginning. Those numbers are likely to rise.

28 Mar 2019

Annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Great Tastes Fundraiser Set for Friday, 04/12

By Meg D'Souza

WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — The annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Foundation Great Tastes event is scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2019, at the PZAZZ! Entertainment Complex in Burlington, Iowa. The benefit begins at 6PM with the live auction starting at 7:30PM.

28 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Slams Continued Lack of Accountability for Spending at HUD Public Housing Agencies

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley is pressing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for answers over the lax oversight of federal spending by Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and delays to reforms it promised three years ago.

28 Mar 2019

US Sens Mike Lee, Cory Booker, Rand Paul, and Elizabeth Warren Introduce OFF Act to Curb Misuse of Farmer Dollars in USDA’s Checkoff Programs

By Marty Irby

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), joined by Sens Rand Paul (R-KY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), re-introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act to create a system of financial controls and transparency to reform USDA’s agricultural checkoff programs.

28 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Statement on Bipartisan House Vote Supporting Felon Voting Rights

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement after the Iowa House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 14, proposing an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to restore the voting rights of felons:

28 Mar 2019

Statement of Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Before the US Senate re Security-Clearance Hold on William Evanina and Congressional Oversight

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) —

Mr President,

In the last week or so, I’ve heard questions about my intent to object to the nomination of William Evanina. These are the same questions I heard last year when I initially placed my hold on Mr Evanina.

This statement will be the fourth time since June 4, 2018, that I’ve publicly expressed my reasons for the hold on the Senate floor. Seems to me no one has been listening to what I’ve been saying.

28 Mar 2019

Quad City Botanical Center Plant Sale and Pre-Order

By Melanie Shields

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 28, 2019) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting its annual Greenhouse Stock Plant Sale Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. Times both days are 10 AM–5 PM.

The public is invited to shop the weekend sale and pre-order by April 20. Pre-orders can be picked up May 10-11 during the sale.

28 Mar 2019

Prepared Remarks by US Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa Chairman, US Senate Committee on Finance on the Taxpayer First Act to Modernize the IRS

By Grassley Press

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.

28 Mar 2019

Audubon Launches New Campus Chapters Program for Students

By National Audubon Society

28 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley to Visit Flooded Region of Southwest Iowa

By Grassley Press

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.

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