WASHINGTON DC (June 11, 2019) — At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, a senior committee member, expressed concern about the lack of public outcry being paid to child-exploitation at the southern US border.

WASHINGTON DC (June 11, 2019) — For nearly two years, Special Counsel [Robert] Mueller’s investigation captivated Washington.

Most of the media reporting focused on speculation and false allegations of a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

This reporting was fueled by critics eager to all but guarantee the president’s guilt.

ALBIA, IOWA (June 11, 2019) — Today, Focus on Rural America Chair Patty Judge held a conference-call with press to call on President Trump, during his visit to Iowa, to end the waivers going to the oil and gas industry that exempt them from blending requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 11, 2019) — Today, Beto O’Rourke released a voter-registration toolkit to empower more people to engage in their democracy by providing them the resources they need to register themselves and members of their communities to vote. This toolkit will be particularly useful in Iowa, where Republican-elected officials have put up barriers intended to make it more difficult for Iowans to vote, including passing a voter-ID law in 2017.

WASHINGTON DC (June 11, 2019) — House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee hearing on the state of US agricultural products in foreign markets:

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 11, 2019) — Politicians love to talk about farmers, often invoking images of families waving American flags by sun-soaked corn-fields. They pledge their commitment to Rural America, but often their “commitment” ends on Election Day. That hasn’t been the case with President Trump.

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden today pressed for fulsome and responsive replies to questions instead of partial answers from individuals associated with three entities in the committee’s investigation into syndicated conservation-easements transactions.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2019) - Governor Kim Reynolds delivered a keynote speech today at the National Computer Science Summit for State Leaders in Little Rock, Arkansas, about the importance of expanding computer-science instruction for students from preschool through high school.

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2019) — Here is information about Senator Charles "Chuck' Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.

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