WASHINGTON DC (September 27, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Senate Appropriations Committee this week unanimously approved $75 million in funding for programs established under the First Step Act, which was shepherded into law by Sens Grassley and Durbin last year.

WASHINGTON DC (September 27, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley sent letters to the presidents of Duke University, Harvard University, Sarah Lawrence College, and Villanova University seeking information on the current culture of academic freedom on their campuses.

WASHINGTON DC (September 26, 2019) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement on the confirmation of Eugene Scalia to be the next Secretary of Labor.

“It’s the responsibility of Congress to confirm qualified, service-minded men and women to lead our federal agencies. The decisions they make impact millions of Americans’ lives in many different ways.

WASHINGTON DC (September 26, 2019) — Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead sponsors of the landmark First Step Act, today introduced the bipartisan Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019, which would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury.

WASHINGTON DC (September 25, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the statutory text of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA), S2543.

WASHINGTON DC (September 25, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, president pro tempore of the Senate, released the following statement regarding the release of a White House transcript of a call between the presidents of the United States and Ukraine.

WASHINGTON DC (September 25, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), leading members and former chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced legislation to tackle fraud, abuse, and national-security threats in the EB-5 Investor Visa Program. The bipartisan EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act addresses concerns that the Department of Homeland Security has long expressed about ongoing abuse and exploitation of vulnerabilities in the program.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 25, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today after President Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe signed a US-Japan Trade Agreement during a United Nations summit to cut tariffs on agricultural and industrial products as well as provide rules for digital trade:

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 25, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Wednesday released a public schedule update for events during the week of Monday, September 23–Sunday, September 29, 2019. 

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

 

Wednesday, September 25

Gov Reynolds signs proclamations

Governor’s Formal Office, Room 109

Iowa State Capitol

Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 25, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring Saturday, September 28, 2019, as Carson King Day in the state of Iowa. 

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