WASHINGTON DC (March 11, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today issued a warning to all 77 colleges, universities and school districts with known active Confucius Institutes on campus: Know who you’re dealing with. Sen Grassley is urging each school to request an FBI briefing to fully understand the academic research and national-security threats posed by the Chinese government-backed organizations operating on campus.

 

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today met with Mayor Robert Gallagher, Aldermen Frank Baden, Lisa Brown, Jerry Sechser, Scott Naumann, and Scott Webster, and City Administrator Decker Ploehn during their visit to Washington DC for the League of Cities conference.

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will hold town meetings in Hamilton County on Tuesday, March 17, Kossuth and Boone counties on Wednesday, March 18, and Grundy County on Thursday, March 19, as a part of his annual 99-county meetings.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF155, a bill to allow mobile barber shops in the state of Iowa. Gov Reynolds was joined by Lieutenant Gov Adam Gregg, Iowa lawmakers, and William Burt, the owner of a mobile barbershop serving underprivileged Iowans. SF155 passed the Iowa Senate 49-0 and the Iowa House 92-0.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released a public schedule update for the week of Monday, March 9, 2020-Sunday, March 15, 2020.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold Invest in Iowa Town Hall

Boone City Hall

923 8th St

Boone, IA

9AM

 

Thursday, March 12, 2020

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley:

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As many Iowans know, I have always loved history.

That’s why I am glad to recognize March as Iowa History Month.

Since becoming a state in 1846, Iowa has raised one president and four Nobel laureates and is home to over 2,000 locations on the National Register of Historic Places.

WASHINGTON DC (March 9, 2020) Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley:

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Last Saturday marked an incredible milestone for Make-a-Wish Iowa.

At their event in Dubuque, this organization granted its 4,000th wish to Michael, aged 15, from Oelwein. He received a trailer for transporting show cattle.

This is an amazing achievement for Make-a-Wish, which is dedicated to bringing joy to the critically ill children of Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 9, 2020) — Governor Reynolds today signed a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, activating the disaster response and recovery aspects of the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s Iowa Emergency Response Plan. The proclamation authorizes state agencies to utilize resources including personnel, equipment and facilities to perform activities necessary to prevent, contain and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 virus.

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Caucus, led 23 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The resolution also reaffirms the United States’ commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) amid Russian aggression. The House Baltic Caucus is i

 

WASHINGTON DC (March 9, 2020) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley met with Brad Cavanagh, a Dubuque City Councilperson from Ward 4, during his visit to Washington DC for the League of Cities conference.

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