WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s (R-IA) bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) as part of a broader package of child and family safety legislation, known as the CAPTA Reauthorization Act.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released an updated public schedules for the week of Monday, December 9, 2019-Sunday, December 15, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Friday, December 13

Gov Reynolds attends Celebrate Iowa Gala (correcting address) 

Scottish Rite Consistory 

519 Park Street 

Des Moines, IA 

7PM

WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of legislation to lower prescription drug prices.

"US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign," the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock reports, "making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable."

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — The Iowa State Fair earned numerous awards at the 129th International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) annual convention earlier this month. The IAFE awards are divided into five divisions based on attendance and are judged by a team of industry experts. The Iowa State Fair competed against other fairs and festival members with attendance over 1 million people.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — Today, the Governor’s FOCUS Committee on Criminal-Justice Reform (Fueling Ongoing Collaboration and Uncovering Solutions) unanimously adopted recommendations for criminal justice reform efforts in the state of Iowa.

WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today introduced the Increasing Opportunities for Former Foster Youth Act, bipartisan legislation to improve services for older youth aging out of the foster-care system.

CANTON, MISSOURI (December 12, 2019) — Congratulations to Kaden Schneider on being accepted into Culver-Stockton College's incoming class for fall 2020. Schneider, who is from Muscatine, Iowa, and is a senior at Louisa-Muscatine HS, also was awarded the Hilltop Scholarship, a $10,000 per year scholarship for four years. This scholarship is awarded based upon academic credentials and is renewable provided the student remains in good academic standing.

WASHINGTON DC (December 11, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement regarding his discussion and subsequent letter to Dan Halem, the Deputy Commissioner of Baseball Administration and Chief Legal Officer for Major League Baseball regarding their Iowa teams.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 11, 2019) —

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