We celebrated this National Agriculture Week on the heels of a new industry census, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues every five years. The report spotlights short-term trends, with USDA’s latest survey covering 2017 through 2022. It also contextualizes long-term themes: How does today’s farm landscape measure against those of decades’...
The start of every new year brings with it a rush of anticipation for what lies ahead. This year, the eyes of the world are trained on Paris, where the Summer Olympic Games will open in July. And though the competition is months off, away from the arena, a courageous group of U.S. athletes have already helped notch a major victory.
For years, some of the...
Every day is National Iowa Day in my book. There’s no shortage of things to celebrate in our great state. Iowa farmers feed our nation and countries around the globe. Iowa manufacturing is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the state’s economic output. For decades, the state has harnessed natural resources, built critical infrastructure and put renewable...
Should our courts abandon 150 years of precedent and make it easier for wrongdoers to steal taxpayer funds? Fraudsters surely think so.
Employees-turned-whistleblowers of medical-device manufacturer Exactech Inc. accuse the company of selling defective knee-replacement parts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies, resulting in...
Decades of drug price inflation have reached a fever pitch that finally has lawmakers in both political parties itching for action. But, as is often the case in Washington, good intentions don't always equate to good ideas or outcomes.
The government's drug price controls enacted last year in the Inflation Reduction Act are already killing innovation, as...
It's business as usual these days in Washington: months of procrastinating as a looming fiscal disaster roils the markets, followed by a last-minute deal that nobody really likes, only to set another deadline for the next fiscal crisis.
It's the way we've operated for years. Congress consistently fails to adopt a budget or pass government funding...
The quickly approaching debt limit gives Congress and the White House an important opportunity to reset and put our fiscal house in order. Unfortunately, President Biden has made it clear he is more interested in continuing his tax and spending sprees that have accelerated our debt and deficits, and brought about economic pain and uncertainty.
The White...
In 1984, when faced with $200 billion deficits and a national debt
nearing $2 trillion, an emphatic Democrat Sen.
Joe Biden warned of "economic disaster" unless Congress took
"dramatic actions on deficits right now." He was advocating for a
government-wide spending freeze – a bipartisan proposal that he and I led to
restore fiscal restraint to the...
When a rural hospital closes, it takes away life-saving
services from expecting mothers in labor who don’t have time to drive long
distances to the nearest hospital. When a rural hospital closes, it takes away
life-saving services from farmers at their wits end about making loan payments
and are contemplating suicide.When a rural hospital closes,
parents...
Between July of 2021 and June of 2022, more than 107,000
Americans tragically died from a drug overdose, cementing opioids as the
leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 45 in the United States. In Iowa alone, 210 lives were lost to these drugs in
2020. These individuals are not just statistics; they are parents, siblings, husbands,
wives,...
As a leading advocate for lowering drug prices in the Senate,
I’ve hauled Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) executives before Congress, led a
two-year bipartisan investigation into insulin price gouging and advanced bipartisan reforms to lower the cost of insulin and many
other prescription drugs.
In the past few years, bipartisan...
Nearly five years ago, Congress passed bipartisan legislation I led alongside Senator Warren of Massachusetts
to make certain types of hearing aids easily available to Americans with mild
to moderate hearing loss. Our proposal, the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act,
was signed into law in August of 2017, but years went by before the Food and...
Last week, President Joe Biden, without authorization from Congress, announced he plans to transfer roughly $500 billion worth of student loan debt from the borrowers who took out the loans to hardworking taxpayers across the country. Other presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have attempted to overstep their authority, and we have never been shy about...
When Democrats passed their first partisan $1.9 trillion reconciliation bill early last year, even liberal economists warned it would trigger inflation. Prices at gas stations and grocery stores have climbed ever since. The average household in my state of Iowa has seen its monthly living expenses increase by $669 since January 2021. Iowa State University...
Transparency is the cornerstone of trust
and accountability. That’s why I’ve worked hard to maintain a high standard of
transparency as your senator, including by holding meetings in all 99 counties
every year and through weekly calls with Iowa reporters. During my town halls
and press calls, constituents and reporters are welcome to ask me questions on
any...
As one of only two farmers serving in the
U.S. Senate, I’ve continuously made it a priority to tackle the challenges
facing Iowans in rural communities. Access to high-quality and affordable
health care, child care and housing are among the top concerns I hear from
Iowans – particularly in rural areas – during my annual meetings in each of the
state’s 99...
ICYMI | Opinion: Apologies for Hunter
Biden’s Laptop“Smeared as stooges for Russia in 2020,
Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley can claim vindication in 2022.”Kimberly Strassel | WSJ Opinion “The list of those owed an apology over
the Hunter Biden affair may stretch to the moon and back. Due a position at the
front of the line are the two men who first blew the...
Grassley Op-Ed: I’m
Fighting Biden’s Job-Killing Vaccine MandatesBy. Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaMuscatine
Journal With
an ongoing worker shortage and skyrocketing inflation crushing American
businesses like a vice, more government mandates and red tape is the last thing
we need. In Washington, I’ve been fighting President Biden’s heavy-handed
vaccine...
Grassley: Big Tech is Censoring Conservatives
By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
The GazetteI was surprised to learn that Facebook recently flagged a news article I posted on one of my Facebook pages as “false
information.” The article I posted was about new Durham investigation allegations against the Hillary Clinton campaign and its
associates. The article...
Grassley
Op-Ed: Dubuque infrastructure upgrades ensure region stays competitiveBy Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaDubuque
Telegraph Herald Iowans depend on reliable infrastructure
each day to move goods, conduct business and simply get from point A to point
B. That’s why last fall, I supported once-in-a-generation bipartisan
infrastructure legislation to ensure...
