WASHINGTON DC (January 28, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement regarding reports that Charles Lieber, the head of Harvard University’s chemistry department, was arrested on charges of allegedly lying to the Department of Defense and National Institutes of Heal

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 27, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate presented a National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award to Ambassador Kenneth Quinn during a ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday. The award recognizes Quinn’s many years of service to Iowa and the nation, both as a US State Department official and as President of the World Food Prize Foundation.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 25, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released their public schedule for the week of Monday, January 27-Sunday, February 2, 2020.

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

 

Monday, January 27, 2020

Gov Reynolds holds Executive Council meeting

Robert Ray Conference Room

Iowa State Capitol

10AM

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 24, 2020) — The Iowa Attorney General has released recommended improvements to our state’s manufactured housing laws. This is a great opportunity to finish the work we began last year to strengthen the rights of manufactured home owners.

As out-of-state corporations have purchased manufactured-home parks in several Iowa communities, we’ve seen a spike in complaints concerning:

Q: Why is a population count taken every ten years in the United States?

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — The Justice Department (DOJ) has acknowledged that it lacked probable cause to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page in at least two of four warrant applications — all of which were granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC).

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — In response to an inquiry from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has highlighted that reforms to federal graduate medical education (GME) program funding-streams could improve stewardship of tax-payer dollars as well as address long-term health-care professional shortages.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 23, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s finalized Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley is seeking an inspector-general investigation into the manufacturing practices of Lockheed Martin’s C-130J aircraft after whistleblower reports stated that an apparent lack of oversight by the Department of Defense has resulted in significant health and safety concerns.

WASHINGTON DC (January 23, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, are commending the Trump administration for successfully rolling back the harmful Obama-era “Waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” rule and replacing it with a workable rule that clearly defines what waters fall under federal jurisdiction.

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