News Releases

03.27.2026

Grassley Welcomes Trump Administration’s Record-Setting Biofuels Announcement

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement raising the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to their highest-ever levels. EPA is also taking action to incentivize domestic feedstocks over foreign imports and...

03.27.2026

Q&A: Wake-Up Call to Save Social Security

Q: What should Iowans know about the solvency of Social Security? A: The Senate Budget Committee recently held a hearing to examine the facts facing Social Security that every American needs to know. According to the recent projections from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is on the...

03.26.2026

Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Two U.S. Marshals

WASHINTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), by a vote of 19-3. Xylazine is a highly toxic veterinary tranquilizer that has been increasingly used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl and other narcotics. The Combating Illicit...

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Remarks

03.26.2026

Grassley Provides Update on Oversight Efforts to Protect American Research and Innovation

Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenate President Pro Tempore“Update on Intelligence Community Coordination with HHS Office of National Security”Thursday, March 26, 2026 VIDEO We remember the tragic loss of life of about 3,000 Americans as a result of the [attacks] we had in New York and in Washington, D.C. on 9/11. One of the conclusions we...

03.26.2026

Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting on Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Nominations

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeExecutive Business MeetingThursday, March 26, 2026 Before I get to the agenda, I’d like to address this week’s Arctic Frost hearing. First, this committee won’t give in to the Democrats’ ill-advised strategy to bring Jack Smith in before the record is ready. As...

03.25.2026

Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary Nominations Hearing

Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeNominationsWednesday, March 25, 2026 Good morning, I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing. Our panel features four judicial nominees: Sheria Clarke to the District of South Carolina, Kathleen Lane to the District of Montana, Evan Rikhye to the District of...

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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

03.25.2026

Grassley et al to POTUS - China Religious Persecution, Pastor Ezra Jin

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03.18.2026

Grassley to DoD - Audit

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03.17.2026

Grassley to DOT and FMCSA - Trucking Fraud_English

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03.15.2026

Grassley to DOJ, FBI - Political Bias Mueller Probe

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03.13.2026

Grassley et al to DOS - NATO Kosovo Mission

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HIStory Series

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...

01.26.2026

It’s “Common Sense:” An Informed Citizenry Guides My Work

Many historical milestones will dot the calendar this year as Americans look to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence on July the Fourth. Just after the turn of the new year in 1776, a 47-page pamphlet titled “Common Sense” helped change the course of human history. The author, Thomas Paine, set foot in America just over a year before...

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