05 Apr 2019

Sen Cory Booker to Return to Iowa for First Stop on National Tour, Will Highlight His Plans to Achieve Economic Justice

By Cory 2020 Iowa Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 5, 2019) — Following Cory2020’s April 13 Hometown Kickoff in Newark, New Jersey, Senator Cory Booker will make the first stop on his national “Justice for All Tour" in Iowa on April 15 and 16, where he will focus on the communities in Iowa which, for too long, have been forgotten, left out, and

04 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Requests for the President’s Tax-Returns

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2019) —

Mr. President,

Yesterday, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the IRS requesting the President’s tax-returns.

Last night, I had a chance to read that letter.

And I have to say that if you take it at face-value, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

Consider the reasons that are stated in that letter for requesting the President’s tax-returns.

04 Apr 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Statement on Felon Voting Rights Constitutional Amendment

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today after the Senate Judiciary Committee declined to vote on House Joint Resolution 14 prior to the second funnel deadline:

04 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Praises House Action Advancing Bills to Reduce Prescription-Drug Costs

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2019) — The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved by a vote of 51-0 its version of the CREATES Act, which is cosponsored in the Senate by Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley.

04 Apr 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Public Schedule for Friday, 04/05

By Joe Hand

PRESS RELEASE (April 4, 2019) — 

CLINTON — Tour Collis Manufacturing

WHAT: Representative Dave Loebsack will tour their facility and meet with leadership and staff to discuss their operations

WHERE: Collis LLC Manufacturing, 2005 South 19th Street

TIME: 4PM

CLINTON — Attend Prince of Peace Fish Fry

04 Apr 2019

Iowa Needs to Close the Pay Gap Between Women and Men

By SenatePress

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. Tuesday, April 2, was Equal Pay Day. This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

04 Apr 2019

Prepared Remarks by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, Recipient of the Holmberg Lifetime Achievement Award

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 4, 2019) — It’s very good to be here with all of you this morning. I am in good company with like-minded leaders who appreciate the merits of renewable-energy. As you all know, I have championed renewable-energy and biofuels for a long time. While I very much appreciate and gratefully accept your Lifetime Achievement Award, I want to assure you that I’m not done yet.

04 Apr 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Statement on House Passage of the Violence Against Women Act of 2019

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House passed the reauthorization of the Violence against Women Act of 2019 (VAWA). The bipartisan legislation that passed today is a robust, five-year extension of the bill, which expired in February after it had been reauthorized on a short-term basis since September of last year. The bill now heads to the Senate for its consideration.

04 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: Stop Kicking Medicaid’s Safety-Net Hospital-Payments Down the Road

By Grassley Press

PRESS RELEASE (April 4, 2019) — Budget scorekeepers tell us that taxpayers spent at least $600 billion in 2017 to pay for health-care services for low-income Americans covered by Medicaid. This public-health insurance program is a federal-state partnership that pays hospitals, nursing-homes, and health-care providers to care for more than 70 million people. That’s 1 out of 5 people living in the United States.

04 Apr 2019

Prepared Remarks by Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Chairman, US Senate Finance Committee on the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 3, 2019) —

Mr President, earlier this week I introduced the bipartisan Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 — or the RESA bill as we call it in the Finance Committee. I’m pleased to be joined by my colleague, Finance Committee Ranking Member [Ron] Wyden, in introducing this important legislation.

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