30 Jul 2019

Congress Passes Grassley Legislation to Help Children with Special Health Care Needs

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 30, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement on the House passage of the reauthorization of the Family-to-Family Health Information Centers Program. The reauthorization extends the program for five years, which is the longest-ever extension of the program. The bipartisan legislation now heads to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

29 Jul 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Upcoming Future Ready Iowa Events

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 29, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced 27 collaborative, public-private partnership events will be taking place to help Iowa build a skilled workforce for the future.

29 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Newly-Released GAO Report on Medicaid Supplemental Payments

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 29, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding the Governmental Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments and states’ use and distribution of these payments to hospitals through Medicaid.

29 Jul 2019

Charles "Chuck" Grassley Op-ed: For Medicaid, Greater Transparency Will Open the Door to Better Value and Outcomes

By Grassley Press

Medicaid provides roughly 65 million Americans with health-care coverage paid for by tax-payers. This federal-state health-insurance program provides a safety net for low-income adults, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. I worry that it could unravel because of unsustainable spending for unchecked drug-pricing.

29 Jul 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 29, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg released their public schedules for Monday, July 29–Sunday, August 4, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Tuesday, July 30

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold Weekly Press Conference

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

1200 Pleasant St

Des Moines, IA 

9:30AM

 

Thursday, August 1

28 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: Salute to Whistleblowers

By Grassley Press

Q: Why does Congress recognize National Whistleblower Appreciation Day on July 30?

A: It’s an appropriate coincidence National Whistleblower Appreciation Day occurs in the same month as America’s Independence Day.

On July 4, 1776, the nation’s Founders declared freedom from tyranny and the sovereign right of the American people to pursue life, liberty, and self-government.

28 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on HUD Initiative to Help Foster Youth

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 28, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, released the following statement on a new initiative announced by US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to target housing assistance to young people aging out of foster care who are at extreme risk of homelessness.

28 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley to Hold Town Meetings in Sac and Cherokee Counties

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 26, 2019) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will hold town meetings in Sac County on August 5 and Cherokee County on August 6 as a part of his annual 99 county meetings.

“Representative government is a two-way street. You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions and take comments from Iowans,” Sen Grassley said.

28 Jul 2019

"Do Right and Feed Everyone?": Rep Marcia Fudge Blasts Proposed SNAP Rule in Letter to USDA

By Tommy Mattocks

WASHINGTON DC (July 26, 2019) — In a letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Friday, Representative Marcia L Fudge (OH-11), Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, expressed her strong opposition to a proposed rule that would eliminate the states’ use of broad-based categorical eligibility under the Supplemental Nut

26 Jul 2019

Five Presidential Candidates Confirmed for Four Directions Forum Focused Entirely on Native-American Concerns

By Matt Samp

MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA (July 25, 2019) — Four Directions intends to make history in Sioux City, Iowa, on August 19 and 20, with the first-ever presidential-election forum focused entirely on the concerns of Native-Americans.

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