News Releases

05.14.2026

Judiciary Committee Advances Six Bills to Back the Blue During National Police Week

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced by voice vote six bipartisan law enforcement bills amid National Police Week: S. 736, the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would enhance safety and accountability in federal prisons by stemming the flow of contraband. S. 825, the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act...

05.13.2026

VIDEO: Grassley Praises House Passage of Landmark E15 Legislation

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage of historic legislation allowing for the permanent, year-round sale of E15 nationwide. Download video of Grassley’s remarks HERE. “This is a very major step forward for family farmers, for our...

05.13.2026

ICYMI: Des Moines Register: Iowa’s Grassley Urges Probe of The Knot's Alleged Deceptive Practices

Iowa’s Grassley urges probe of The Knot's alleged deceptive practicesBy Kevin BaskinsMay 13, 2026Des Moines Register An email from an Iowa vendor to wedding planning website The Knot is both succinct and expressive. “I don't want a phone call. I don't want to talk through it. I'm drowning in bills from your company for leads that were promised but never...

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Remarks

05.14.2026

Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting to Consider Police Week Legislation, Judicial and Executive Nominations

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, May 14, 2026 Good morning. On today’s agenda, we have 12 nominations and seven bills. We’ll vote on Justin Smith, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit. We’ll also vote on three nominees to the U.S....

05.13.2026

Grassley Condemns Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers

Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers Are a Disgrace” Wednesday, May 13, 2026 VIDEO Today, I come to the floor to speak about the Democrat Judiciary Committee Minority in the House of Representatives. They wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, that I found to be more...

05.13.2026

Grassley Highlights Ongoing Oversight of Big Tech, Calls for Answers

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“From the Courtroom to Congress: Why Landmark Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action to Protect Kids Online”Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the LawWednesday, May 13, 2026 Thank you, Chair Blackburn, for holding a hearing on this important matter. The recent...

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Commentary

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...

01.12.2026

Barbara Grassley: Time is Precious, so Spend It with Your Kids, Not on Your Phone

Time is Precious, so Spend It with Your Kids, Not on Your PhoneBy Barbara GrassleyJanuary 11, 2026Des Moines Register Over the holidays, Chuck and I were blessed to spend time with our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Seeing our farmhouse crawling with kids fills this grandmother’s heart to the brim. This time of year is one for reflection....

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Official Correspondence

05.07.2026

Grassley et al to President Trump - Jimmy Lai Release

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05.06.2026

USSS to Grassley, Thune, Johnson, Jordan - Reconciliation

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05.01.2026

Grassley, Banks to Amazon - Insider Threats

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05.01.2026

Grassley, Banks to Thinking Machines - Insider Threats

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05.01.2026

Grassley, Banks to Safe Superintelligence Inc. - Insider Threats

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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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