News Releases

06.24.2026

Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law Delivers $2.5 Million in Environmental Protection Agency Funding to Clean Up Iowa Communities

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Iowa will receive $2.5 million in federal funding authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Grassley supported in 2021. The total includes $2 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) grants to...

06.24.2026

Grassley Opens Senate Finance Subcommittee Hearing on Securing the Future of Social Security

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy The Future of Social Security Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Social Security is part of the social fabric of America. Unfortunately, its trust fund for retirement and survivor benefits will be exhausted in six years....

06.24.2026

Numbers to Know: How E15 Lowers Gas Prices and Boosts Farmers’ Bottom Lines

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is pushing to get year-round, nationwide E15 signed into law to lower gas prices for consumers nationwide and boost the farm economy. Grassley has been a champion for E15 for over fifteen years. “E15 benefits Americans from sea to shining sea....

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Remarks

06.24.2026

Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Highlights Historic Pace of Judicial Confirmations

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, June 24, 2026 Today, we’ll have two panels. The first panel features Daniel Domenico, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Our second panel has two nominees: Matthew Byrne, to be a judge on the U.S. District...

06.24.2026

Grassley Highlights the National Security Benefits of E15

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“E15 is National Security”Wednesday, June 24, 2026 VIDEO I am here, once again, like I’ve done at least once a week, every week, since the House passed year-round E15. I do it to communicate the importance of the Senate passing year-round E15. I’ve talked about the importance of...

06.23.2026

Grassley Condemns Russia’s Religious Persecution in Ukraine, Putin’s Attacks on Religious and Cultural Heritage Sites

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Religious Persecution in Ukraine by Russia”Tuesday, June 23, 2026 VIDEO I’m here today to condemn another attack by Vladimir Putin's regime on Ukraine’s religious and cultural heritage. On June the 15th, Russia[n] strikes set fire to and damaged the Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv. This...

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Commentary

05.07.2026

Rural Health Fund is Improving Access to Care in Iowa

I’m one of hundreds of thousands of rural Iowans proud to call farm country home. Over one third of our state is considered rural. Yet, too often, it’s difficult for rural Iowans to access the health care they need, close to where they live. Republicans are working to change that. Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which President Donald Trump...

03.19.2026

Prop 12 is a Hogwash ‘Government Knows Best’ Approach

With passage of Proposition 12 in 2018, California voters overstepped constitutional boundaries and effectively hogtied pig farmers across America. Pork producers were faced with a dire choice: either fork out tens of thousands of dollars to comply with California’s mandates or get blacklisted from selling to 15% of the nation’s pork market. Since Prop 12...

01.30.2026

Republicans aren’t done fighting for year-round, nationwide E15

This month, Congress was set to enact permanent, year-round E15 nationwide as part of a final package of funding bills. To my disappointment, at the last minute, the deal went sideways, and E15 was dropped. This was bad news for consumers and the farm economy that is already hurting under high input costs spiked by inflationary Biden-era...

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Official Correspondence

06.24.2026

Grassley to CMS - Rural Health Transformation Fund

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06.22.2026

Grassley, Young et al to USTR - Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls

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06.11.2026

Grassley to DOW OIG - JEDI Rebuttal

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06.11.2026

Grassley to CISA - GitHub Exposure

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06.09.2026

Grassley to OPM - Government Wide NDA

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HIStory Series

05.04.2026

How Iowa’s Corn Belt Came to Feed and Fuel the World

Iowa farmers have kept our top notch status in the Corn Belt for generations. Our state’s rise to top corn crop producer can be traced back 100 years – thanks in large part to the scientific curiosity of an Iowan from Adair County named Henry A. Wallace. A century ago, he founded the iconic seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Co. that today serves farmers in...

03.23.2026

Sunshine Week Reminds Us Transparency Brings Accountability

Sunshine Week is observed in March during the week of James Madison’s birthday. The nation’s fourth president is known as the “Father of the Constitution” and a “fierce intellect” who prized public access to information. A statesman and a scholar, Madison’s fervent defense of open government shaped constitutional guardrails that put power in the hands of the...

02.23.2026

Grant Wood Memorialized Iowa’s Heritage

For 46 years in a row, I’ve traveled across our state to meet with Iowans in every county, every year. Each time, I learn something new in the county I’m visiting and enjoy getting a first-hand look at high-quality goods and services made here in Iowa. Some things never change, such as Iowans’ productivity and humility. Iowans don’t brag enough to showcase...

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