Q: What are Opportunity Zones?A: The new federal tax law enacted in December did much more than cut federal income taxes for hard-working Americans. It also includes incentives to attract private investment in low-income areas of the country designated as Opportunity Zones by the U.S. Department of Treasury. As former chairman and current senior member on...
America’s Leaders Need to Wake Up and Do a Better Job Competing With ChinaBy Sens. Steve Daines, Chuck Grassley, David Perdue and Ron JohnsonTariffs aren’t the only issue on the table when it comes to U.S.-China relations. That fact was a major take-away from our recent trip to China, where we met with some of the country’s top...
Drug Take-Back Programs Can Fight the Growth of Opioid AddictionBy Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck GrassleyIt’s no secret that opioid abuse has become a major problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug overdose deaths between 2015 and 2016 were opioid-involved overdoses. Here in...
Grassley: Sentencing Reform will Fight CrimeU.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary CommitteeFoxNews.comIn the 1980s, with our nation facing an influx of drug crimes, Congress passed into law stiff penalties targeting all levels of offenders. The goal was to deter crime through harsh sentences.While well-intentioned, these...
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why did you join the effort to designate May as National Cancer Research month?A: Receiving a cancer diagnosis delivers an emotional punch to millions of American families who quickly pin their hopes on lifesaving treatments and cures made possible through biomedical research and scientific discovery. Cancer is...
Grassley: Iowans seeing benefits of tax reformBy Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Waterloo-Cedar Falls CourierApril 23, 2018 Positive economic news continues to mount in the months since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. More than 500 employers throughout the country have announced they are reinvesting their tax cut savings into employees...
With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: Why is the Library of Congress considered the national library of the United States? A: Our nation’s founders recognized the link between knowledge and democracy centuries before social media and technology would transform distribution channels of knowledge and information in the 21st century. Established in 1800, the...
With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What is National Take-Back Day?A: National Take-Back Day offers consumers a safe, convenient and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription medicines. Held one day in the spring and again in the fall, local pharmacies and law enforcement coordinate with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to operate...
Op-ed: Sen. Chuck Grassley: What I Need to Hear From Mark Zuckerberg TodaySenate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of IowaFortuneApril 10, 2018 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before my committee on Tuesday. It’s garnering a lot of fanfare, but it’s important to stay focused on the reason for the hearing: to...
With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: Why is China targeting U.S. farm goods with double digit tariff proposals?A: China is responding to proposed tariffs announced by the U.S. to rein in intellectual property violations. Anti-competitive, discriminatory Chinese policies put pressure on American companies to transfer their technology and accept...
With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: Why did you call a congressional hearing to examine data privacy?A: Social media has reinvented the way Americans share and digest news and information. As an early adopter of Twitter, for example, I embraced its efficiency to communicate a message, unfiltered, to a broad audience. Technology giants such as Facebook,...
U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What are some tips for taxpayers as the 2018 tax filing season goes into the final stretch?A: The federal tax filing deadline is less than a month away. Millions of American taxpayers feel a bit of their own march to madness as they sink into paperwork and gather all the information needed to complete and file their...
Iowa families, farmers and businesses benefit from Dodd-Frank reformU.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Des Moines RegisterOver the past year, Congress and President Trump have taken a hard line on repealing burdensome regulations across all sectors in order to give long-overdue relief to hard-working Americans and put the economy back on track after...
U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What is National Ag Week all about?A: Throughout the last century, a population shift in America has created densely populated metropolitan areas, while growth in rural areas has plateaued. According to U.S. Census figures, about 14 percent of the population lives in rural areas that cover 72 percent of the nation’s...
Trailblazing Judges Confirmed Despite Delay TacticsU.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary CommitteeLaw360Monday, March 12, 2018When President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017, our federal courts had more than 100 vacancies, including one for the United States Supreme Court. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary...
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why does Baltic sovereignty matter? A: The United States has long recognized the sovereignty of the Baltic states -- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – and works to uphold our shared democratic principles and free market economies that have aligned our nations for decades. In fact, this year all three countries...
Q: What shapes your views as a champion for transparency in government?A: The most obvious answer is simple: Government functions “of, by and for the people.” Throughout my years of public service, I’ve come to several conclusions about the way Washington works. Once something gets hooked up to the federal funding pipeline, it’s...
With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: Can you explain the Obama administration’s regulation that would have added certain Social Security recipients to the federal gun ban list?A: Last year’s repeal of this flawed regulation is being used as a misleading talking point in the aftermath of the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...
NOTE: “The blue slip is meant to encourage pre-nomination consultation, not vest a senator with the power to block a nominee for political or ideological reasons. Whether a nominee is suitable for the federal appellate bench is a decision for the entire Senate.” Grassley Op-Ed: Senate Democrats are trying to stall Trump's nominations by...
Q: What happened within weeks of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” being signed into law?A: The landmark overhaul to the federal tax system has injected an immediate boost to the economy and put more money in people’s pockets. Across the country, it has delivered a welcome boost in benefits and bonuses to American workers. The new law...
