02 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on New Threats to RFS

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement in response to recent media reports on new threats to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

“For years, Big Oil and its advocates on and off Capitol Hill have worked hard to undermine the RFS and dole out ‘hardship’ waivers to oil companies without regard to actual need. Hardship waivers should be the exception, not the rule, and they have been abused for far too long.

01 Jul 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Joni Ernst Press State Department on Satellite Sales to China

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst are pressing the Department of State for information about the process through which Boeing has provided American-made satellites to Chinese-connected companies, which may be used to advance Chinese military development and in the course of human rights abuses by China.

01 Jul 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Press for Answers on Financial Relationships Between Opioid Manufacturers and Tax-Exempt Organizations

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain-advocacy groups, professional associations, and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioi

01 Jul 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Jeff Plagge as Superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that Jeff Plagge, president & chief executive officer of Northwest Financial Corp (NFC), will serve as superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking. Plagge begins his new role when Ron Hansen steps down on September 16, 2019.

30 Jun 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on the Resumption of US-Chinese Trade Talks

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 29, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the resumption of US-Chinese trade talks after President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Japan.

30 Jun 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: Price-Transparency in Health-Care

By Grassley Press

Q: Does secrecy contribute to health-care costs?

A: Sticker-shock for health-care in the United States has been a growing concern for decades. From prescription drugs to lab tests, durable medical equipment, outpatient surgery, and hospital stays, Americans increasingly feel they pay through the roof for medical care.

30 Jun 2019

Iowa Secretary Paul Pate Unveils Exhibit at State Capitol Celebrating Women’s Suffrage

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate unveiled a new public art exhibit at the State Capitol on Friday, celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. The display features paintings of prominent women from the suffrage and civil rights movements.

Tuesday, July 2, marks the 100th anniversary of Iowa ratifying the 19thAmendment. Its passage ended the prohibition against females voting.

30 Jun 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Christopher Polking as District Court Judge

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Christopher Polking as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 2B. Polking, of Carroll, Iowa, received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He currently practices law at the Polking Law Office in Carroll and previously served as a part-time judicial magistrate in Carroll County for nine years.

30 Jun 2019

Sens Dianne Feinstein, Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Brian Schatz Introduce Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Medical Research

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 28, 2019) — Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, a bill to encourage scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds including cannabidiol, or CBD.

30 Jun 2019

Chairwoman Stacey Plaskett, Democratic Subcommittee Members Send Letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue expressing Concern with Reports of USDA Withholding Critical Ag Research

By Tommy Mattocks

WASHINGTON DC (June 28, 2019) — Today, House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey E Plaskett, and the Democratic members of the subcommittee, sent a letter to Sonny Perdue, the Secretary of Agriculture, expressing strong concern.

The letter can be found here.

 

June 28, 2019

 

The Honorable Sonny Perdue

Secretary of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture

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