Wednesday - November 6, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Grassley Conducts Sweeping Oversight of Recent AT&T Hack, Potential National Security Implications
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding records from AT&T and 17 federal agencies regarding the April 14-25, 2024, cyberattack on AT&T. The hack compromised AT&T customers' call and text history between May 1 and October 31, 2022. "Bad actors accessed 90 million Americans' data, which potentially included federal agencies' communications patterns. That's a significant national   more

Reps. Valadao, Pingree and Senators Padilla, Ernst Announced National Farmers Market Week
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) alongside Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the introduction of a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating August 4, 2024 through August 10, 2024 as National Farmers Market Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the vital role that farmers markets play in bridging the gap between   more

Young, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Working Families' Access to Quality Child Care
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in introducing legislation to increase working families' access to quality, affordable child care. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act of 2024 would strengthen child care services, increase the supply of child care  more