WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — It seems the only reachable consensus among Americans is that we’re divided. Just scroll through Twitter. Nearly everything is passed through a political lens prescribed by a set narrative. So when I stepped into Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s Washington DC office as an intern, I was expecting more of the same. But to my surprise, my experience in Sen Grassley’s office wasn’t like that all.

WASHINGTON DC (August 15, 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 Attorney General William Barr today asking for his commitment to publicly release the results of the FBI and inspector general investigations into the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein while in federal custody.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2019) — Iowa’s economy is witnessing incredible growth. Our state’s GDP is growing faster than the national average, outpacing neighboring states like Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. This steady growth is good news for our state and for hardworking Iowans. It equates to new jobs, revenue, and opportunity at a scale we haven’t often seen.

WASHINGTON DC (August 14, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today met with a host of Ministers from Guatemala to discuss implementation of the recently-signed agreement between the United States and Guatemala to improve H-2A visa-program operations. Following the meeting, Sec Perdue issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON DC (August 14, 2019) — Staff from the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s office (ICIG) witnessed efforts by senior Obama State Department officials to downplay the volume of classified e-mails that transited former Secretary Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized server, according to a summary of a bipartisan interview with Senate investigators.

WASHINGTON DC (August 14, 2019) — Prepared remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and UnityPoint in Des Moines, Iowa, delivered on Tuesday, August 13, 2019:

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 14, 2019) — In conjunction with Drinking Water Day yesterday at the Iowa State Fair and in celebration of 2,000 State Revolving Fund (SRF) water-quality loans made to Iowa communities, Governor Kim Reynolds, and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg announced the Home Town Water Tower Contest. The contest challenges Iowa communities to show off their hometown pride in a short video for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind water tower, designed by a local artist.

ALTOONA, IOWA (August 14, 2019) — The Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL) will be holding its annual Convention next week (August 21-23) at the Meadows at the Prairie Meadows Convention Center.

The delegates will be working on resolutions, attending training and hearing speakers. Along with these events, the IFL will be allowing the 19 Presidential Candidates around 10 minutes, each to address the delegation. This event will be in the Bishop Ballrooms A and B.

WASHINGTON DC (August 13, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today released three reports containing summaries of the work conducted by several bipartisan taskforces that examined temporary tax-provisions that expired, or will expire, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2019 — totaling more than 40 provisions.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 13, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced former Deputy State Auditor Andy Nielsen of Ankeny as the winner of the 2019 Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award. Nielsen received the award from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) at the organization’s national conference in Washington, DC on August 12, 2019.

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