News Releases

07.31.2026

Q: How can the federal government claw back taxpayer money lost to fraud? A: Iowans work hard for their money and don’t want to see fraudsters enriching themselves at their expense. The U.S. Treasury is not a piggy bank for fraudsters to exploit and drain public assistance programs for profit. Iowans expect their elected representatives to fight fraud and...

07.30.2026

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded committee passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act by a bipartisan vote of 26-1. The legislation strengthens taxpayer rights and modernizes Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operations, helping build a more efficient,...

07.30.2026

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of their resolution designating July as “National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month.” The bipartisan resolution aims to educate Americans...

Remarks

07.30.2026

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Improving Pediatric Organ Allocation and Transplantation”Thursday, July 30, 2026 VIDEO In a bipartisan approach, about [three] years ago, we passed legislation to correct the wrongs in our organ transplant program. So, in my two decades spent fighting for U.S. organ donation...

07.29.2026

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“The Looming Social Security Trust Fund Shortfall”Wednesday, July 29, 2026 VIDEO I come to the floor today as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Social Security, and to remind everybody, because everybody knows, or better know, the Social Security...

07.28.2026

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Honoring Senator Lindsey Graham”Tuesday, July 28, 2026 VIDEO Today [at] the U.S. Capitol and National Cathedral, at those places, we honored the life of Senator Lindsey Graham. Over the past few weeks, we've mourned Senator Graham's untimely passing. Here on the Senate floor and in...

Commentary

06.25.2026

With the 2026 midterms approaching and the 2028 presidential election right behind them, Democrats are raising a discredited ruse to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices. Just last month, Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris floated the idea of Democrats packing the Supreme Court as part of a “no bad idea brainstorm.” Meanwhile,...

06.25.2026

Rural communities are counting on us By Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) June 24, 2026 Washington Times Rural healthcare is top-of-mind for many Iowans. Across our state, Iowans rely on rural hospitals for compassionate, personalized care close to home. Rural hospitals are also economic anchors that support local businesses,...

05.07.2026

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...

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HIStory Series

07.01.2026

A letter written 250 years ago by John Adams to his wife Abigail reminds 21st century Americans about the bold sacrifice and binding covenant our nation’s founders made on behalf of generations to come. “...I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these States. Yet, through...

06.25.2026

With the 2026 midterms approaching and the 2028 presidential election right behind them, Democrats are raising a discredited ruse to pack the Supreme Court with additional justices. Just last month, Democrats’ 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris floated the idea of Democrats packing the Supreme Court as part of a “no bad idea brainstorm.” Meanwhile,...

05.04.2026

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...

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FAST FACTS

BORN

September 17, 1933 in New Hartford, Iowa

FAMILY

Married Barbara Speicher 1954

Five children: Lee, Wendy, Robin, Michele, Jay

EDUCATION

B.A. 1955, M.A. 1956 Political Science

University of Northern Iowa

Ph.D. work, University of Iowa

OCCUPATION

Farmer (son, Robin, currently helps run family farm);

Sheet metal shearer 1959-1961

Assembly line worker 1961-1971

Adjunct government professor 1960s & 1970s

Elected to Iowa Legislature 1958

Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1974

Elected to U.S. Senate 1980

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