WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) —

Q: What is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day?

A: For nearly two decades, prescribed pain-pills have fueled the nation’s opioid crisis. According to combined data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual average 10.7 million Americans misused controlled prescription-pain relievers in the past year.

WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report of investigation.

WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the US International Trade Commission’s report on the economic impact of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated trade-deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — Iowans are concerned that our nationally-recognized Hawki children’s health-insurance program may suffer because of ongoing problems with privatized Medicaid. 

Hawki provides low-cost health-coverage for more than 70,000 Iowa children from working families.

WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the Department of Justice released a redacted version of the Mueller Report.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — Following the release of Internal Revenue Service news release 

WASHINGTON DC (April 18, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa will speak about his work as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee on prescription-drug pricing and the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 on Thursday, April 25, at the 2019 Global Insurance Symposium at the Community Choice Credit Union C

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — Legislation currently being considered by the Iowa Legislature would hinder the ability of local elected-officials to make budget decisions to fund the programs and services their constituents depend on and desire. House File 773 would place an arbitrary 2% annual-growth limitation on property-tax revenue that a county or city could collect.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate honored three state-agencies Wednesday for their assistance with improving Iowa’s election cybersecurity and voter-registration process. Sec Pate gave National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Awards to the leaders of the Iowa National Guard, the Iowa Department of Transportation, and the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

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