11 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Withdrawal of HHS Rebate Rule

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) withdrawal of its proposed “rebate rule.”

11 Jul 2019

Treasury to Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden: US Evaluating Potential Responses to French Digital Services Tax

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — The United States Department of Treasury today responded to a letter sent by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley

11 Jul 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Additional Boards and Commissions Appointments

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 11, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced her additional appointments to Iowa’s Boards and Commissions.

The following appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation:

 

Agricultural Education Council

Breanne Harms, Eldridge

Catherine Miller-Sands, Wapello

William Fett, West Des Moines

Kristin Mitchell, Muscatine

 

Arts Council

Amber Danielson (Vice Chair), Marshalltown

11 Jul 2019

Subcommittee Chair Marcia Fudge Pushes Naomi Earp to Address Discrimination Issues at USDA

By Tommy Mattocks

WASHINGTON DC (July 11, 2019) — House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Marcia L Fudge of Ohio sent a letter Thursday to Naomi Earp, current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the US Department of Agriculture, on issues related to socially-disadvantaged farmers. The letter urges Earp, who awaits Senate confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, to address USDA’s past, present, and future relationship with black farmers and

11 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Rx Relief for American Taxpayers & Consumers

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley spoke on the Senate floor about prescription drug prices as part of a Republican conference floor event led by Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.

Prepared remarks on Rx Relief for American Taxpayers and Consumers:

 

I come to the floor today to update the American people about efforts to reduce the cost of prescription medicine.

11 Jul 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley-backed Private Debt Collection Program Bolsters IRS Collection Resources

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Senate Finance Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement regarding the release of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Special Compliance Personnel Program Annual Report.

11 Jul 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Applaud USTR Investigation of French Digital Services Tax Proposal

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released the following joint statement regarding the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) opening of a Section 301 investigation under the Trade Act of 1974 of a proposed digital-services tax being pursued by France that would unfairly target some US-based companies.

10 Jul 2019

USDA Approves New Phase of Temporary Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance to Support Disaster Recovery

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) — Puerto Rico residents continuing to recover from 2017’s hurricanes could be eligible for increased nutrition assistance funded by Congress and provided through a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This temporary assistance will be distributed through Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) beginning as early as August. NAP is administered by USDA and is operated by the Commonwealth’s Department of the Family.

10 Jul 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Dick Durbin Vow to Keep Pushing for List Prices on DTC Drug Advertisements

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 10, 2019) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Senator Dick Durbin released the following statements regarding a federal judge’s ruling that direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements do not have to include the list-price of the drug.

10 Jul 2019

Iowa Wins Bid to Host National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) 2021 Summer Conference

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 10, 2019) — Election officials and state executives from around the nation will converge in Iowa in 2021 as the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) holds its annual summer conference in Des Moines. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate developed the successful bid presentation and pitched it to his colleagues, with assistance from Catch Des Moines.

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