27 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Tina Smith, Joni Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Help Students Understand Cost of College, Make Cost-Comparisons Easier

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Tina Smith of Minnesota, along with Joni Ernst of Iowa, today introduced three bills that would empower students and their families with better information about the costs of college from the initial college search, through the application process, to accepting financial aid.

27 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Launch Probe of Conservation Tax Benefit Abuse

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden today launched an investigation into the potential abuse of syndicated conservation-easement transactions, which may have allowed some taxpayers to profit from gaming the tax code, and deprived the federal government of billions of dollars in revenue.

27 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Campus Free Speech Legislation into Law

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF274 into law, which recently passed the Iowa Legislature with bipartisan support. The bill strengthens protections for the freedom of speech and expression at Iowa’s public universities and community colleges.

27 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Designates March 25-29 as Severe Weather Awareness Week

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted the importance of severe-weather preparedness by issuing a proclamation recognizing Severe Weather Awareness Week.

27 Mar 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Launches Fast Track Filing for Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filers

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filers will now be able to utilize Fast Track Filing for their business needs. The new process launched this week and is the latest service from the Secretary of State’s Office to be transitioned into the Fast Track system.

27 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Seek Info on Pharma Kickbacks to Patient Assistance Programs

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon are seeking information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding recent federal investigations into potential illegal kickback schemes by some pharmaceutical companies to exploit charitable organizations by giving them money to pay the copays of Medicare patients while encouraging the use of the com

26 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Endorses Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 26, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa today endorsed Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama’s emergency supplemental appropriations legislation that will help millions of Americans recover and rebuild from recent natural disasters.

26 Mar 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Leading Effort to Reform 232 Tariff Process

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 26, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa is leading a bipartisan effort within the Finance Committee to reform the process by which the executive branch could use national security as a basis to restrict imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

26 Mar 2019

Prepared Remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Chairman, US Senate Committee on Finance on the Green New Deal, Tuesday, March 26, 2019

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 26, 2019) —

I appreciate the majority leader bringing the Green New Deal to a vote this week so every senator had an opportunity to go on record.

I voted no.

Some of my Democratic colleagues may argue that a vote against the Green New Deal demonstrates an unwillingness to reduce our dependence on fossil-fuels and tackle serious environmental issues of the day.

But, nothing could be further from the truth.

26 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Carroll County

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 26, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster-proclamation today in response to flooding and flash-flooding beginning March 13 and continuing.

The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Carroll County.

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