WASHINGTON – In recognition of Fight Retail Crime Day, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will co-host a press conference Thursday, October 26, at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT to urge passage of his Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. This bipartisan solution would establish a multi-agency coordination center, combining expertise and resources from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and retail industry representatives, to curb organized retail crime. Grassley will be joined at the press conference by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and bipartisan, bicameral cosponsors of the legislation, as well as dozens of retail industry leaders.
 
Press conference details follow.
 
WHEN:
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, 9  – 9:30 a.m. ET / 8  – 8:30 a.m. CT
 
WHERE:
Senate Swamp, U.S. Capitol Building
Or via livestream on X, Facebook and Youtube
 
WHO:
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.
Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev.
Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev.
NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay
 
RSVP:
Members of the media who wish to attend the in-person event should RSVP directly to Clare_Slattery@grassley.senate.gov.
 
Background
Grassley earlier this year led a roundtable in Cedar Rapids with local, state and federal officials and retail experts to foster collaboration in the fight against retail theft. According to NRF’s 2023 National Retail Security Survey, retailers lost an estimated $112.1 billion due to retail theft in 2022, and more than two-thirds (67%) of retailers said they were seeing even more violence and aggression from organized retail crime perpetrators compared with a year ago.
 
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