U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday August 03, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
Cortez Masto, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Secret Service's Ability to Combat Cyber Money Laundering
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act to help the Secret Service better detect and deter cybercrimes. Specifically, this bill would update current law to authorize the Secret Service to investigate new forms of criminal activity involving digital assets.
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Ernst Demands Biden-Harris End Waffling on "Ironclad" Commitment to Israel
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and her colleagues called out the Biden-Harris administration for withholding a wide array of congressionally-approved weapons and supplies from Israel. The senators urged the White House to end its appeasement of Iran, stop jeopardizing the lives of American servicemembers, and deliver the necessary weapons systems to our strongest ally in the Middle East.
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Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Iowa County
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
RED OAK, Iowa On Tuesday, August 6, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Iowa County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in the area about the issues most important to them. This town hall meeting is open to the public.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Iowa County Town Hall Meeting
2:00pm CT
East Annex
970 Court Avenue
Meeting Room
Marengo, IA 52301-1436120
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Grassley Demands SafeSport, USA Gymnastics Do More to Protect Athletes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is renewing scrutiny of SafeSport and USA Gymnastics (USAG) following reports that neither organization is imposing necessary measures to protect athletes from alleged abusers.
"This is an affront to justice and demands immediate correction," Grassley wrote in letters sent today to SafeSport and USAG.
Congress established SafeSport to investigate athlete abuse in Olympic go
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Hinson Completes 22 Town Halls in 22 Counties
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) released the following statement after holding an in-person town hall meeting in all 22 counties in Iowa's Second Congressional District since the start of the 118th Congress."Hearing directly from Iowans is my top priority. As I've traveled across our district and hosted in-person town halls, the message I've heard from Iowans has been the same: folks are frustrated w
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Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Shaheen Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Resolution
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution designating August 21, 2024, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day." The bipartisan effort aims to drive awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and encourage drug-free lifestyles.
"Too many Americans know the pain of l
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