WASHINGTON DC (May 22, 2020) — The Senate passed a resolution by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, recognizing May as National Foster Care Month.
WASHINGTON DC (May 22, 2020) —Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced a bill to protect recovery payments provided in the recent CARES Act pandemic response legislation from garnishment by private debt collectors.
DES MOINES, IOWA (May 21, 2020) ― Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is joining a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urging Congress to pass S3607, the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act.
WASHINGTON DC (May 20, 2020) – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to support biofuel producers negatively affected by the pandemic.
DES MOINES, IOWA (May 20, 2020) —Reps Dave Loebsack (IA-02), Cindy Axne (IA-03), and Abby Finkenauer (IA-01) wrote to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to express concerns over the capability and expansion plans of the Test Iowa coronavirus (COVID-19) testing program.
DES MOINES, IOWA (May 19, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate partnered with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Iowa National Guard to deliver masks, gloves, and hand-sanitizer for use at polling places on June 2. The National Guard delivered the materials last week.
WASHINGTON DC (May 18, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a longtime advocate for inspectors-general and government oversight across political party and administration, today renewed his call for a detailed written explanation for President Trump’s announced termination of inspectors-general.
WASHINGTON DC (May 18, 2020) — A bipartisan group of senators led by Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today introduced legislation to boost oversight of trillions in tax-payer-funded pandemic relief by helping the special watchdog quickly onboard critical oversight staff. The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authority Actallows the office to bypass the lengthy government hiring process to so it can quickly ramp up oversight operations.
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