WASHINGTON DC (January 16, 2020) —Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley honoring National Religious Freedom Day:

Today is National Religious Freedom Day when we celebrate our nation’s long-standing commitment to religious freedom.

The First Amendment to the Constitution protects that right for Americans. Unfortunately, this fundamental right is under attack internationally.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — No matter where you are on the political spectrum, almost everyone can agree that immigration is one of our country’s most divisive, hot-button issues. What can get lost in the political rhetoric is that the lives of ordinary people — mothers, fathers, and children as well as members of the communities in which they live — can be changed forever after an immigration raid, a human-trafficking incident or a border detention-camp placement takes place.  

PALOS HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2020) — In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Illinois, released the college's Dean's List for Fall 2019.

The Dean's List is Trinity Christian College's highest academic honor. Traditional undergraduate students who attend Trinity full-time and earned a 3.5 grade point average for the Fall 2019 semester earn this honor.

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DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Tickets are on sale now to the public for a February 8 concert starring country-music standout Granger Smith. The concert is sponsored by the St Ambrose University Campus Activities Board (CAB) and will be the first music show staged inside the O’Rourke Fieldhouse in the Wellness and Recreation Center.

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA (January 16, 2020) — Gannen Hank, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa, was among 275 students from Rochester Community and Technical College who made the President's List for Fall Semester ending this past December.

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA (January 16, 2020) — James Guest, of Bettendorf was named to the University of Evansville Fall 2019 Dean's List. Guest is a FR majoring in Theatre.

Guest was among more than 750 students named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List.

To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean's List each semester, a student must have carried a full academic load of 12 hours or more, excluding pass/fail courses, and have earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — University of Dubuque is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public-health crises facing the world — antibiotic resistance — by participating in the Tiny Earth network.

WASHINGTON DC (January 16, 2020) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to help with the creation of the Higher Blends

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2020) — Some decades in history are easier to name than others.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (January 15, 2020) — Recognizing Illinois veterinarians and others who practice compassionate care with leading-edge medical practices for animals and their human caretakers and whose actions impact organized veterinary medicine, the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) presented their awards at its fall convention in Tinley Park.

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