WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in Clinton and Scott Counties for open office hours. Brian Kramer, Loebsack’s District Representative, will be at the following locations. Brian Kramer will be on hand to work with individuals who are having difficulty with a government agency, have suggestions for Dave, or would just like to share their concerns. Members of the public are invited to attend.

ELDRIDGE, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — State Senators Liz Mathis of Hiawatha and Rich Taylor of Mount Pleasant invite Eldridge residents to attend a listening-post at the Scott County Library-Eldridge Branch in Eldridge from 12-1PM on Friday, March 22. The library is located at 200 N 6th Ave in Eldridge.

Sens Mathis and Taylor will provide an update on the 2019 legislative session and welcome questions and comments from the local residents.

“The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whim of every cop on the beat, trooper on the highway and jail official.” — Herman Schwartz, The Nation

WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today joined Rep Elijah E Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Sen Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; and Sen John Cornyn, Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, in sending a bipartisan, bicameral 

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller urges the US Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse CriminalEnforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2019) — Fed up with delayed and denied state payments that are compromising quality health-care for the most vulnerable, state legislators joined safety-net hospitals today to call for landmark reform of managed care companies under Illinois’ Medicaid program.  

WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2019) — Patricia Blank of Shell Rock, Iowa, will testify Wednesday at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on protecting Americans from abuse and neglect in nursing homes.

WASHINGTON DC (March 4, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley is calling on the Treasury Department to explain why it omitted bank records sought in a congressional inquiry into Russian influence that were later leaked to the news media. Grassley also wants to know what steps the IRS is taking to hold accountable an employee who leaked sensitive banking information related to Michael Cohen.

WASHINGTON DC (March 4, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley earned the top spot as the “most effective lawmaker” in the US Senate for the 115th Congress, according to a non-partisan analysis conducted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking.

WASHINGTON DC (March 4, 2019) —

TO: Reporters and Editors

FR: Alexa Den Herder, Senator Grassley’s Office, 202-224-0484

RE: Grassley’s Schedule

DA: Monday, March 4, 2019

 

Here is information about Sen Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.

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