DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2019) — More than 359,000 Iowans cast ballots in Iowa’s first merged city/school elections held across the state Tuesday.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2019) — NextGen Iowa is hosting Caucus and Cocktails at Des Moines’ Noce (1326 Walnut Ave) on November 7, 5:30-7PM, to help young voters understand the caucus process and hear more about the issues motivating them. Young people aged 18 to 35 will play a pivotal role in achieving victories up and down the ballot in the next year, and NextGen Iowa is committed to mobilizing more young people than ever show up to vote in the 2020 Iowa Caucus.

WASHINGTON DC (November 6, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will be hosting a Library of Congress “Veterans History Project” event in honor of Veterans Day for the second year in a row. The event will take place on November 8, 2019, from 9AM–4PM CT at the Iowa Veterans Home (1301 Summit St) in Marshalltown. Sen Grassley will be present to award a veteran service medal at 3:15PM CT and to host a short presentation.

WASHINGTON DC (November 5, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee:

 

When I resumed the Chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee in January, I laid out my top priorities for the committee’s work. For international trade, my agenda included reviewing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows the president, without input from Congress, to impose tariffs in the name of national security.

WASHINGTON DC (November 5, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee:

 

I’m here today to again promote common-sense entitlement reform.

In the past year, we’ve seen a flurry of drug-pricing proposals.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Tuesday released a public schedule update for events during the week of Monday, November 4–Sunday, November 10, 2019.

The following event has been added and is open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Thursday, November 7

Governor’s FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform

Grimes State Office Building — Room B100

400 E 14th Street

NEVADA, IOWA (November 5, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds visited Van Wall Equipment in Nevada to highlight their new Farm Equipment Mechanic Registered Apprenticeship program and celebrate

WASHINGTON DC (November 5, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K Davis, and Ranking Member Jackie Walorski today introduced the Family First Transition Act to help states transform their child-welfare systems and keep more children safely at home, instead of placing them in foster-care.

WASHINGTON DC (November 5, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Veterans Small Business Week:

 

Veterans have a big impact on the American economy.

There are 2.5 million veteran-owned business in the United States that account for more than $1.1 trillion in revenue.

In Iowa, there are 26,119 veteran owned businesses that employ 51,801 people and bring in $10.9 million.

“What happens to Julian Assange and to Chelsea Manning is meant to intimidate us, to frighten us into silence. By defending Julian Assange, we defend our most sacred rights. Speak up now or wake up one morning to the silence of a new kind of tyranny. The choice is ours.” — John Pilger, investigative journalist

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