By The Iowa Statesman In a press release, U.S. Rep. David Young (R-IA 3) announced that Des Moines International Airport will be receiving a $6,538,254 Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grant. Young said, “Congratulations to Des Moines International Airport on receiving this grant; this will make a great airport even […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding a proposal being marked up Thursday by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science that would eliminate funding for juvenile justice intervention programs. “Juvenile justice intervention programs are important tools […]
From Press Release Former Arkansas Governor and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee expressed his continued opposition to the Senate Trade Promotion Authority bill, which failed in the Senate on Tuesday but is expected to come to a vote this afternoon. “Republicans in Congress need to slam the brakes […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA 4) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act. “I voted against H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act, because it does not strike the right balance between privacy and security,” said King. “ISIS just attacked Americans […]
From Press Release Sen. Chuck Grassley this week joined a bipartisan letter calling on the Federal Communications Commission to address outdated broadband rules that negatively impact rural consumers. The current rules prevent rural consumers from having access to choices that are available in urban areas. In most cases, rural […]
From Press Release The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum will host its annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 25, from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum on Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center, 7105 NW 70th Ave., Johnston. A complimentary “S.O.S.” (“Stuff on a Shingle”) breakfast […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to to the Senate floor Wednesday to speak about National Police Week. The following are his entire remarks. • • • Mr. President, this week, I introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate National Police Week, which this year began on […]
From Press Release The Iowa National Guard invites World War II veterans of all branches, as well as the public and media, to attend the Camp Dodge Command Retreat ceremony to be held Thursday, May 21 at 2 p.m., at the historic Camp Dodge Pool Complex, 7105 NW 70th […]
By The Iowa Statesman For than four hours Wednesday, the Iowa House of Representatives debated the health and human services appropriations bill for the next two fiscal years. And after working through 15 amendments — most of them amendments to the original House Republicans’ amendment — Senate File […]
From Press Release Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Sally Yates to be the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. Grassley’s full statement during the Judiciary Committee’s consideration of the nomination can be found […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today introduced bipartisan legislation that amends various provisions of the federal criminal code to implement several important multilateral treaties that modernize and strengthen the international and domestic counterterrorism and counter-proliferation legal frameworks. The Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of […]
From Press Release Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared on the Kelly File where he discussed his approach to America’s foreign policy and . In particular, Sen. Cruz said: “I think foreign policy ought to be dictated by the vital national security interest of the United States. “If […]
By The Iowa Statesman This morning, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, chaired by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), held a hearing titled “Protecting the Constitutional Right to Counsel for Indigents Charged with Misdemeanors.” Among the planned witnesses who were expected to testify was Chief Justice Mark Cady […]
From Press Release U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack encouraging the department to ensure that resources have been properly deployed to Iowa to fight the ongoing outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The disease has been […]
By The Iowa Statesman Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will be traveling through Southeast Iowa tomorrow as part of her 99-county tour of the state. She will visit the communities of Keosauqua, Fort Madison, Burlington, Mount Pleasant and Ottumwa. The following is her schedule: 10:30 a.m. Lt. Gov. […]
By The Iowa Statesman Tuesday, the U.S. Senate, led by Democrats and a small group of Republicans, prevented a debate and vote on the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, which restores Trade Promotion Authority. Both of Iowa’s senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, were in favor […]
From Press Release Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, leaders of the Caucus on Foster Youth, today announced a panel discussion on homelessness among foster youth. Homelessness and unstable housing are serious problems for the approximately 23,000 youth who age out of the foster care system each year. […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee composed an op-ed titled “Why I oppose trade promotion authority for President Obama” posted today on The Daily Caller. “I support free, fair trade, but I’m sick of America’s workers getting punched in the gut. “I wouldn’t […]
From Press Release The Senate will vote this afternoon on whether to proceed with Trade Promotion Authority legislation. This is a formal process for considering trade agreements in Congress once the agreements are signed by the United States and a trading partner. Trade Promotion Authority gives the United States […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley will hold five town meetings in Southeast Iowa during the week of May 25 as part of his annual 99-county tour. He has held a meeting in each of Iowa’s 99 counties at least once every year since he was first elected […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a Senate resolution declaring May 10 through May 16 as National Police Week, which passed in the Senate by unanimous consent Monday evening. Grassley today issued the following statement commending law enforcement for their […]
By The Iowa Statesman The Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner is slated for Saturday evening, which will draw all of the official and presumptive GOP presidential candidates back to Iowa over the weekend. Among them, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has scheduled the following events: WHAT: […]
From Press Release Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson are requesting an explanation for plans to process applications for deferred deportation in an electronic system that has been riddled with challenges and ballooning costs. The plan, issued by the U.S. […]
From Press Release A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that for the period studied, the most expensive 5 percent of Medicaid-only enrollees accounted for almost half of the expenditures for all Medicaid-only enrollees. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was one of the requesters of the report. […]
By The Iowa Statesman The start of the second week of unpaid overtime for the Iowa General Assembly was just as fruitless as the rest of the 2015 legislative session. Monday, the Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House of Representatives sent two bills to conference committee. It appears there […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee composed an economic opportunity editorial in the Greenville News in South Carolina that details his plans to reform Washington and criticizes the status quo. “For the first time in history, we have a president who celebrates government […]
By The Iowa Statesman Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s deputy campaign manager, Sarah Isgur Flores, sent out a memo to media Monday deriding Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her evasiveness, thus far, on the campaign trail. The following […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, has introduced the Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act. This bipartisan legislation provides for the issuance and sale of a semi-postal stamp by the United States Postal Service to support effective programs targeted […]
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today announced he has declared a state of disaster emergency in Calhoun County in response to severe weather that moved through the area yesterday, Sunday, May 10, 2015. In addition, the governor and Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director […]
From Press Release Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds were joined by Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Director Mary Cownie during their regular weekly press conference today to encourage Iowans to attend the third annual Preserve Iowa Summit from June 25-27 in Winterset. “As many of […]
From Press Release Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released a video featuring his mother, Eleanor, and his wife, Heidi, in celebration of moms on this Mother’s Day. Scroll down to see the video.
By The Iowa Statesman Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee released a video titled “Hope,” shot on the front porch of his boyhood home and in and around his hometown. In the video, Gov. Huckabee gives a tour of the small town he grew up in and talks about his […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee made the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that it granted 2,000 extended work permits to undocumented immigrants despite being barred by a preliminary court injunction. “It’s remarkable that the Department of […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced Friday she will host a Henry County town meeting in conjunction with Armed Forces Day — Saturday, May 16 — as part of her 99 county tour across Iowa. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Henry […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, last month sought answers from the Administration on why it reportedly won’t disclose documents regarding the decision by the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency to amend the terms of the government’s ownership stake in Fannie Mae […]
By The Iowa Statesman Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will be in western Iowa Monday and has the following campaign stops planned: 3:15 p.m. – Onawa Onawa Town Hall Onawa Library 707 Iowa Ave. Onawa, IA 51040 6:30 p.m. – Sioux City Woodbury County Republican Party House […]
By The Iowa Statesman Monday, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation establishing Thursday as “Day of Reason” in Iowa. His office gave the proclamation little fanfare, but Linn County Humanists posted an image of the proclamation, which is just now beginning to make the rounds on the Internet […]
From Press Release Chairman Brett Barker of the Republican Party of Story County has announced an evening with Senator Rick Santorum. The event will take place at Quirks Grill & Bar in Nevada on May 17 at 4 p.m. Santorum represented Pennsylvania in the United States Congress from 1990 […]
From Press Release The Justice Department is requesting an independent investigation of the U.S. Marshals Service following a series of concerns raised by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. News of the investigation comes just two days after Grassley spe on the Senate floor […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor State Rep. John Byrnes (R-Osage) has frequently touted his ability to win as a Republican in a district that has a distinct electoral advantage for Democrats. And now, it appears, he wants his colleagues to understand why. Last week, during an exchange with Jeff Moorman […]
By The Iowa Statesman Audio from Senator Grassley’s May 7 Capitol Hill Report is available here. Iowa reporters ask questions on any subject during this 10-minute Q&A program. Participating this week was David Fannin of KMCD Radio. Topics included the U.S. Marshals Service, the avian flu, U.S. trade with […]
From Press Release U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: “Passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act is a critical step forward to ensure congressional review of any deal with Iran. It certifies that no congressional sanction […]
By The Iowa Statesman U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has released his weekly video address, in which he discusses the need for greater openness in government. “A government of the people, by the people and for the people must be accountable to the people,” he said. “And as I […]
From Press Release Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced his national campaign team today. The group includes over 25 individuals who bring a wealth of experience at senior levels of the top Republican presidential campaigns of the last two decades, including the Bush, Romney, Huckabee and Santorum campaigns and […]
From Press Release U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sponsored the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, enacted into law in 2012, after investigating instances of abuse of the cards for shopping, gambling and other purposes. The law mandates reforms and oversight to prevent and catch abuse. Grassley made the […]
From Press Release A federal appeals court today deemed it illegal for the National Security Agency to collect bulk data without first obtaining a warrant. In reaction to the decision, Sen. Paul issued the following statement: “This is a monumental decision for all rs of liberty. I commend the […]
From Press Release Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said that the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act cleared the Senate. As chairman, Grassley shepherded the bill through the committee. The bill included measures proposed by Grassley to increase program accountability and efficient use of […]
From Press Release The Republican Party of Story County announced today a breakfast with Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. The event will take place on May 16 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Oakwood Road Church in Ames. Governor Jindal is wiy regarded as a potential presidential candidate […]
By The Iowa Statesman Wednesday, the U.S. Sen. Judiciary Committee, chaired by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), held a hearing on S. 1137, also known as the Patent Act. In his opening remarks to the committee, Grassley said abusive patent litigation is having a serious impact on small companies, […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor The Iowa Senate got into a party- squabble over spending for health and human services in FY 2016. And, with $1.346 billion being discussed, the contention was of little surprise to any regular observers of the General Assembly. Republicans offered a number of amendments to […]
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