WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2020) — Statement for the record by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the First in the Nation Iowa Caucuses:

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This coming Monday, the First in the Nation Iowa caucuses kick off the Presidential nomination process.

The Presidential preference part of the caucus is just one part, however.

In truth, the Iowa caucuses are an example of grassroots democracy.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (January 30, 2020) — Illinois Chamber President and CEO Todd Maisch released the following statement on Governor Pritzke's State of the State Address:

 

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (January 30, 2020) — State Representative Tony McCombie (71st-Savanna) reacted to Governor JB Pritzker’s second State of the State Address by renewing her call for Illinois lawmakers to focus on providing relief for out-of-control property taxes, reforming ethics laws to eliminate self-dealing, and improving the way Illinois redraws its political maps following the decennial Census.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement following President Trump signing the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) at the White House: 

“President Trump successfully negotiated a strong, balanced, and reciprocal trade agreement that will benefit Iowa and the entire nation. Years from now, USMCA will prove to be a major boost to Iowa’s economy, especially for families, farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will meet with election officials across the country and top cybersecurity officials during the annual winter conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). Election cybersecurity will be a key topic of discussion. Sec Pate is the current president of the organization.

WASHINGTON DC (January 28, 2020) — Statement for the record by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley honoring the Iowa caucuses:

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In a week, all political focus will be set on my home state of Iowa for the First in the Nation Precinct Caucuses.

Many pundits ask why Iowa should be awarded this much impact in the Presidential nomination process?

Iowans take this job seriously.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Dana Oxley as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

WASHINGTON DC (January 28, 2020) — Senator Charless "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today joined Sens Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) to introduce a bipartisan resolution to bring awareness to human trafficking. The resolution expresses the Senate’s support for National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2020) — Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, and Bernie Sanders are the top three vote-getters so far among presidential candidates in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll. Thousands of students across the state voted in the poll on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON DC (January 28, 2020) — Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a classified letter Tuesday to US Attorney General William P Barr to request the declassification of four footnotes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) report on FISA abuses in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.

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