WASHINGTON DC (February 5, 2020) — Prepared opening statement by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee hearing on nominations:

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Today, the Finance Committee will hear from three nominees. We will hear from a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Treasury, a nominee to be an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services and a nominee to the Social Security Advisory Board.

WASHINGTON DC (February 5, 2020) – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

“By almost every metric, the United States is better off than it was just a few years ago. Unemployment is lower, growth is higher and wages are rising faster than they have in recent memory.

WASHINGTON DC (February 5, 2020)  — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement on President Trump’s third State of the Union address.

“Walking into tonight’s speech, I wanted to hear what folks have been asking me for a long time. When are we going to get our economy going for all Iowans? We must ensure that any growth in our economy is felt by all Americans, not just those on Wall Street.

WASHINGTON DC (February 5, 2020) — Oversight and investigations staff for Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today received a classified briefing from the HHS Office of National Security (ONS) regarding the coronavirus threat and the status of US government efforts to combat the spread of the deadly virus.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 5, 2020) – The Office of Governor Kim Reynolds has released the agenda for the second US Census Complete Count Committee Meeting. 

WASHINGTON DC (February 4, 2020) — Representatives Cindy Axne (IA-03), Abby Finkenauer (IA-01), and Dave Loebsack (IA-02) issued the following statement:

"The Iowa Caucuses are the foundation of how our parties and our nation select their next President, and generations of Iowa voters know how seriously we all take that responsibility. This situation is disappointing, and requires accountability and transparency moving forward.

WASHINGTON DC (February 4, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, in his capacity as President pro tempore of the United States Senate, will accompany President Donald Trump into the chamber of the House of Representatives for the 68th annual State of the Union address as a member of the president’s escort committee.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 4, 2020) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst released the following joint statement regarding Iowa’s presidential caucuses: 

WASHINGTON DC (February 3, 2020) — Following the conclusion of presentations in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Senate’s president pro tempore, announced that the House’s case falls well short of the constitutional bar to remove a sitting president. In an address on the Senate floor, Grassley criticized the House’s flawed process and evolving arguments, and expressed the importance of respecting precedent.

WASHINGTON DC (February 3, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) described how the prescription-drug pricing-reform bill, passed by the Committee with an overwhelming bipartisan vote in July and updated in December, will help control the

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