News Releases

07.30.2021

Grassley Statement on OLC Opinion Regarding House Democrat Request for Trump’s Tax Returns

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, made the following comment after the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel reversed its prior opinion urging the Treasury Department denial of House Democrats’ request...

07.30.2021

Senate Marks National Whistleblower Appreciation Day in Unanimous Resolution

WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), today celebrated National Whistleblower Appreciation Day by announcing two new caucus members: Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). The Senate unanimously passed a resolution, authored by caucus members, declaring...

07.30.2021

Grassley Calls on Biden to Address Drug Strategy Following U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to create a comprehensive counternarcotics strategy following the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. “Terrorist activity and the drug trade in Afghanistan are inextricably...

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Remarks

07.30.2021

Grassley Celebrates National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRanking Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeCelebrates National Whistleblower Appreciation DayFriday, July 30, 2021 VIDEO Each year on July 30th, we take time to celebrate whistleblowers and the important role they play in keeping our government transparent and accountable. But the task of...

07.29.2021

Grassley on the Lack of Accountability, Investigation into COVID-19 in Nursing Homes

Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Lack of Accountability, Investigation into COVID-19 in Nursing HomesThursday, July 29, 2021VIDEO I learned on Friday that the Department of Justice has opted not to pursue a civil rights investigation into government-run nursing homes in several states about their COVID-19 response....

07.28.2021

Grassley at Judiciary Hearing on Beefing up Competition in Meat Supply Chain

Prepared Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing titled Beefing up Competition: Examining America’s Food Supply Chain Wednesday, July 28, 2021 VIDEO I’d like to thank Chairman Durbin and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Klobuchar for accommodating my request to have this hearing. This...

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Commentary

07.19.2021

ICYMI: 2020 Saw a Scary Increase in U.S. Drug Overdoses. We Must Take National Action to Help Communities at Risk

ICYMI: 2020 Saw a Scary Increase in U.S. Drug Overdoses. We Must Take National Action to Help Communities at Risk By Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dianne Feinstein of CaliforniaTIME The rate of drug overdoses in the U.S. accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, worsening an existing public health crisis, and the numbers are staggering. The Centers for...

06.01.2021

Grassley op-ed: Elevate rises to bridge gap for mental health services

When COVID-19 sent the world into a global public health emergency, fall-out from the pandemic turned daily life upside down. Many people lost their jobs through no fault of their own, creating financial hardship for families to put food on the table and pay their bills. On top of that, school closures and isolation protocols in nursing homes added more...

05.24.2021

Grassley op-ed: This Foster Care Month we need to hear directly from kids if we’re going to continue improving the system

By Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Quad City Times This year, the Children’s Bureau’s National Foster Care Month initiative is focused on bringing to light ways that organizations can authentically engage youth in decision-making about their own future. When I first founded the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth in 2009 with then-Senator Landrieu, one of the...

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Official Correspondence

07.30.2021

2021-07-30, Grassley to Biden - Afghan withdrawal drug strategy

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07.29.2021

Judiciary Republicans to Chm. Durbin - Chipman

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07.28.2021

Grassley, Thune et al. to Biden - Biofuels Meeting

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07.28.2021