WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) —

Mr President,

In the last week or so, I’ve heard questions about my intent to object to the nomination of William Evanina. These are the same questions I heard last year when I initially placed my hold on Mr Evanina.

This statement will be the fourth time since June 4, 2018, that I’ve publicly expressed my reasons for the hold on the Senate floor. Seems to me no one has been listening to what I’ve been saying.

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — On Friday, March 29, US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa will be in Hamburg, Glenwood, and Malvern for meetings with community leaders, emergency-managers, small business owners, farmers, and other Iowans affected by flooding in the region. The topic of the meetings will be the devastating floods impacting southwest Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation of public-health disaster emergency for the state of Iowa as a result of the widespread flooding and flash-flooding that began March 13, 2019, and continues.

In addition to authorizing the Iowa Department of Public Health to take necessary action to protect the public’s health, the proclamation provides for the mobilization of public-health response teams.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — US Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Sens Ben Sasse of Nebraska, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Crapo of Idaho, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Lee of Utah, Michael Rounds of South Dakota, and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, today introduced the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019. Companion legislation was introduced by Representative Ratcliffe of Texas in the House.