DES MOINES, IOWA (September 12, 2019) — The State Board of Education today approved performance levels that determine how many students met expectations on Iowa’s new state test, the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP).

WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) was presented with Growth Energy’s 2019 “Fueling Growth” Award. Growth Energy represents producers and supporters of ethanol and biodiesel. According to Growth Energy, its mission is to feed the world and fuel America in ways that achieve energy independence, improve economic well-being and create a healthier environment for all Americans.

WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) – Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to US Department of State Inspector General Steve Linick today seeking an explanation as to why his office did not issue a report on its investigation into the October 2016 meeting between Christopher Steele and Orbis Intelligence employee Tatyana Duran, then-D

WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa on Remembering Iowan Chuck Geertz:

 

Iowans mourn the loss of Chuck Geertz of Muscatine.

Sargent First Class Geertz was an active-duty service member for 23 years, but continued to serve his nation after his retirement in 2009.

In 2008, Chuck worked to establish the Healing at English River Outfitters or HERO organization.

WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa on Iowa College Lowering Tuition:

I have three bills designed to help students better understand the actual cost of college, because it is not at all transparent.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 12, 2019) — Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz announced today that absentee ballots for the Davenport City Primary Election are available at the Auditor’s Office beginning on Thursday, September 12, 2019.

Voting in the Auditor’s Office will be 8AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday. The Auditor’s Office is located on the fifth floor of Scott County Administrative Building, 600 West 4th Street in Davenport.

WASHINGTON DC (September 12, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma requesting they use regulatory authority to reform direct and in

WASHINGTON DC (September 11, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s regional directors based in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Waterloo will hold traveling office hours in 49 counties across Iowa throughout September and October. Iowans are invited to stop by during the scheduled hours to seek assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or share concerns on matters of federal policy.

WASHINGTON DC (September 11, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa on the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks:

 

Eighteen years ago, our nation changed forever following an act of cowardice from the enemies of freedom.

The events of September 11 have left an indelible mark on American and world history, and certainly on the lives of the victims.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in honor of Patriot Day and in memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.

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