Chuck Grassley

United States Senator from Iowa

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Listed below are the three most recent news releases sent from my office for each of several major issues. As issues often overlap, you may notice the same release appearing under multiple headings.

Driving Opp Act
SupportingOrgsFairReturnsPublicLands
AbbVie Invitation
Justice Dept. to Grassley - Footnotes from 'Crossfire' IG report
2019-03-15 FBI to Grassley - Ghaisar
dlh.USDA
Cornyn, Grassley, et al to FBI, ATF - NICS Compliance in Pandemic
Grassley, Johnson to DOJ (Ukraine & DNC)
Iowa Cooperatives Derecho Letter to USDA
Biofuels bill CEG, Klob

Agriculture/Rural Development

Nov 16, 2020
Grassley Continues to Press USDA on Farm Payments, Active Engagement Compliance
Nov 02, 2020
Grassley Completes 2020 Social Media Series #CornWatch, #SoybeanWatch
Oct 26, 2020
Grassley on his Annual Social Media Series #Cornwatch and #SoybeanWatch
Oct 22, 2020
Grassley on the Importance of Renewable Fuels
Oct 21, 2020
Grassley on the Importance of our Family Farms
Oct 13, 2020
Iowa Senators, Colleagues Urge EPA to Modernize Rulemaking for Biogenic Carbon Emissions
Oct 12, 2020
Grassley Lauds Corps Approval of Three Port Statistical Areas Along Mississippi River
Oct 08, 2020
Grassley, Ernst and Naig Visit Biodiesel Facility in Mason City, Highlight Policy Wins for Renewable Fuels and Farmers
Sep 24, 2020
Iowa Senators Call on USDA to Assist Agricultural Cooperatives Impacted by Derecho
Sep 21, 2020
Grassley Joins Iowa Colleagues in Urging Congressional Leaders to Replenish Funds for Farmers
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Adoption, Foster Care and Welfare

Nov 09, 2020
Grassley Highlighting National Adoption Month
Sep 10, 2020
Grassley Statement on Democrat Obstruction of Pandemic Relief
Jun 17, 2020
Grassley Seeks Broader Watchdog Review of State Unemployment System Failings
May 22, 2020
Grassley Resolution Designating May as National Foster Care Month Passes the Senate
May 13, 2020
Grassley Celebrating Foster Care Month
Dec 23, 2019
Grassley op-ed: A decade of making a difference: Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
Dec 19, 2019
Bipartisan Legislation Boosting Support for Foster Care System Passes Congress
Dec 12, 2019
Grassley Measure Reauthorizing Domestic Violence Hotline and Emergency Shelters Passes Committee
Dec 11, 2019
Grassley, Wyden Introduce Bill to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care System
Nov 21, 2019
Grassley: More Work to be Done on Foster Care
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Budget/Economy/Tax

Nov 19, 2020
Grassley, Wyden: Treasury Misses the Mark on PPP Loan Expense Deductibility Guidance
Oct 29, 2020
Grassley Statement on New Trump Administration Health Care Transparency Rule
Oct 28, 2020
ICYMI: Insights on Trends in U.S. Cross-Border M&A Transactions after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Oct 28, 2020
Grassley Presses Colleagues to Push Colleges on Academic Freedom
Oct 22, 2020
Grassley on the Democrats’ Refusal to Move Forward on COVID-19 Relief, Insistence on Bailing Out Irresponsible State Governments
Oct 22, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley: Voters should be skeptical of Biden's pledge to not raise middle class taxes
Oct 21, 2020
Grassley Statement on Democrats’ Continued Obstruction of Pandemic Relief
Oct 21, 2020
Grassley on Biden’s Tax Plan: Cold Comfort for Middle-income Families
Oct 09, 2020
Grassley, Brady Seek Answers on Chief Actuary’s Taxpayer-Funded Analysis for Non-Governmental Entities
Oct 07, 2020
Grassley Praises U.S. Department of Commerce Investment for City of Hamburg to Make Flood Control Infrastructure Improvements
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Constituent Services

Nov 18, 2020
ICYMI: Leader McConnell Highlights Grassley’s Voting Record and Service to Iowans
Nov 17, 2020
Historic: 8,927 Votes on Behalf of Iowans
Nov 04, 2020
Grassley Announces Staff Fall Office Hours in 36 Counties
Sep 16, 2020
Ernst, Grassley to Feds: Stop Fraud, Price-Gouging Targeting Iowans Suffering from Derecho
Sep 15, 2020
Grassley, Ernst to Host Virtual Service Academy Open House
Sep 08, 2020
Grassley op-ed: For 40 years and counting, I've visited every county, every year
Sep 08, 2020
Grassley on Completing his 99 County Meetings for the 40th Year in a Row
Sep 03, 2020
Grassley Completes Annual 99 County Meetings for 40th Consecutive Year
Sep 03, 2020
Grassley Announces Staff Fall Office Hours in 29 Counties
Sep 02, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Welcome Additional Assistance for Iowans Impacted by Derecho
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Courts/Justice

Oct 29, 2020
Bipartisan DUE PROCESS Act Aims to Protect Americans from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Oct 26, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley to Support Judge Barrett’s Nomination to Supreme Court
Oct 26, 2020
Grassley Lauds Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 22, 2020
Grassley Votes in Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Session for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Oct 15, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley Joins Martha MacCallum to Discuss Supreme Court Hearing, Democrats’ Shenanigans
Oct 15, 2020
ICYMI: Iowa Senators Discuss Supreme Court Hearing, Highlight Overwhelmingly Qualified Nominee
Oct 14, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley Highlights Immensely Qualified Judge Barrett on PBS NewsHour
Oct 13, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley Discusses Democrats’ False Claims on First Day of Supreme Court Hearing and Ongoing Government Oversight Work
Oct 12, 2020
Grassley Opening Remarks at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Oct 12, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley On “Fox and Friends”: Democrats’ Misleading Court Packing Justification “Absurd”
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Crime/Antitrust

Nov 10, 2020
Grassley Questions DOJ on Biden Family FARA Compliance Stemming from Business Deals with Chinese Communist-Backed Energy Tycoons
Oct 29, 2020
Bipartisan DUE PROCESS Act Aims to Protect Americans from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Oct 27, 2020
Grassley Joins Lee, Tillis to Introduce SMARTER Antirust Reform
Sep 11, 2020
DOJ FOIA Release: Members of Mueller Team Repeatedly ‘Wiped’ phones as Watchdog Sought Records
Aug 14, 2020
Grassley: False ‘Collusion’ Peddlers Must Face Reckoning
Aug 14, 2020
Trump Signs into Law Grassley-Booker Bill Helping Families of First Responders Lost to COVID
Aug 07, 2020
Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias from Elder Abuse
Jul 30, 2020
Senators Offer Bipartisan Plan to Keep IP Thieves out of the Country as China Expands Espionage Campaign
Jul 23, 2020
Declassified Records Shed Light on FBI Efforts to Co-opt Intel Briefings to Spy on 2016 Trump Campaign
Jul 20, 2020
Bipartisan Bill Helping Families of First Responders Lost to COVID Clears Congress
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Drugs

Oct 29, 2020
Grassley, Feinstein Resolution Designates ‘National Substance Abuse Prevention Month’
Aug 07, 2020
Grassley, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Confront Rising Threat of Methamphetamine
Dec 17, 2019
Grassley Partners on Bill to Stop Flow of Drugs to Pill Mills
Nov 19, 2019
Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Regulate SARMs
Oct 31, 2019
Lawmakers Propose Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Staunch Influx of Deadly Synthetic Drugs
Jul 11, 2019
Grassley, Ernst: Spike in Meth Smuggled Across U.S. Southern Border Puts Iowa at Risk
Jul 01, 2019
Grassley, Wyden Press for Answers on Financial Relationships Between Opioid Manufacturers and Tax-Exempt Organizations
Jun 28, 2019
Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Introduce Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Medical Research
Jun 06, 2019
Grassley Presses HHS, CMS on Federal Strategies to Combat Opioid Abuse
May 13, 2019
Grassley, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Codify HHS Rule to Require Disclosure of Prescription Drug Prices in TV Ads
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Education

Oct 28, 2020
Grassley Presses Colleagues to Push Colleges on Academic Freedom
Sep 10, 2020
Grassley Statement on Democrat Obstruction of Pandemic Relief
Aug 03, 2020
Grassley: Academic Freedom Matters as Students Return to Campus
Jun 18, 2020
Grassley Highlighting Iowa’s Graduation Rate
Jun 11, 2020
Senate Passes CONFUCIUS Act to Protect Free Speech at U.S. Colleges
May 20, 2020
Grassley Applauding the Daily Iowan
Apr 06, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley Answers Questions about the Historic CARES Act
Mar 11, 2020
Grassley to Schools: Confucius Institutes are Fronts for Chinese Propaganda; just ask FBI
Nov 14, 2019
Fredericksburg Elementary School Educators Visit Washington, D.C. to Receive National Blue Ribbon School Award
Sep 26, 2019
Grassley Presses Influential Universities on Academic Freedom Concerns
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Energy/Environment

Oct 13, 2020
Iowa Senators, Colleagues Urge EPA to Modernize Rulemaking for Biogenic Carbon Emissions
Oct 08, 2020
Grassley, Ernst and Naig Visit Biodiesel Facility in Mason City, Highlight Policy Wins for Renewable Fuels and Farmers
Oct 07, 2020
Grassley Praises U.S. Department of Commerce Investment for City of Hamburg to Make Flood Control Infrastructure Improvements
Sep 23, 2020
Grassley, Colleagues Push to Improve Safety, Navigability on Lower Missouri River
Sep 21, 2020
Grassley Joins Iowa Colleagues in Urging Congressional Leaders to Replenish Funds for Farmers
Sep 14, 2020
Iowa Senators Praise Trump Administration Decision to Deny ‘Gap Year’ Waivers, Increase Access to E15
Sep 08, 2020
Grassley op-ed: Historic derecho tests pandemic-weary Iowans
Sep 08, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Urge USDA to Help Farmers Achieve Water Quality Objectives
Aug 25, 2020
Iowa Senators Slam Democrat Efforts to Derail Work on Brazil Ethanol Barriers
Aug 07, 2020
Iowa Senators Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Renewable Fuel Standard
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Government Oversight

Nov 23, 2020
Johnson, Grassley request Additional Declassification of FBI Director’s Briefing Notes on the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation from May 2017 that Identify Trump Critic Miles Taylor as a Possible Witness
Nov 18, 2020
Grassley, Johnson Release Supplement to Report on Potential Conflicts of Interest Stemming from Biden Family Foreign Business Arrangements
Nov 10, 2020
Grassley Questions DOJ on Biden Family FARA Compliance Stemming from Business Deals with Chinese Communist-Backed Energy Tycoons
Oct 28, 2020
Grassley, Finance Committee Members Continue Investigation into U.S. Organ Transplant System
Oct 27, 2020
Grassley, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency and Accountability within the Federal Government
Oct 23, 2020
Senate HSGAC, Finance Majority Staff Report: GSA and FBI Undermined Presidential Transition Process by Secretly Sharing Private Trump Transition Records with Special Counsel
Oct 20, 2020
Johnson, Grassley Use Secret Service Records to Verify Content from Alleged Hunter Biden Laptop, Request More Travel Records
Oct 19, 2020
Grassley on Big Tech Censorship and Hunter Biden Investigation
Oct 15, 2020
Senators Press FBI, DNI for More Information on Failed Efforts to Corroborate Steele Dossier
Oct 13, 2020
Johnson, Grassley Press FBI to Comply with Subpoena After Receiving Only a Limited Subset of Andrew McCabe’s Text Messages
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Health Care

Nov 20, 2020
Grassley Statement on New HHS Prescription Drug Rules
Nov 16, 2020
Grassley, Warren Urge FDA to Initiate Overdue Rulemaking So That Hearing Aids Can Be Made Available Over-the-Counter
Nov 16, 2020
Grassley: Let’s Work Together to Stop the Coronavirus Surge
Nov 16, 2020
Grassley Encourages Iowans to Do Their Part in Fight against Coronavirus
Nov 09, 2020
Grassley Celebrating Pfizer Vaccine Trial News
Oct 29, 2020
Grassley Statement on New Trump Administration Health Care Transparency Rule
Oct 28, 2020
Grassley, Finance Committee Members Continue Investigation into U.S. Organ Transplant System
Oct 23, 2020
Grassley, Ernst op-ed: Clear Out Unused Medicines on National Take-Back Day
Oct 21, 2020
Barbara Grassley op-ed: Don’t Let COVID-19 Delay Breast Health Screenings
Sep 30, 2020
Grassley on President Trump’s Work on Prescription Drug Pricing
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Homeland Security

Sep 17, 2020
Grassley: Respect Our Elections
Jul 22, 2020
Grassley Introduces Iowan Nominated to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
May 12, 2020
Following Grassley Request, Watchdog Review Shows Need for More Research Protections Against Foreign Theft at Universities
Mar 16, 2020
Finance Committee Chairman Statement on Coronavirus Latest
Mar 05, 2020
Grassley-Backed Emergency Funding Addressing Coronavirus Passes Congress
Jul 01, 2019
Grassley, Ernst Press State Department on Satellite Sales to China
Jun 11, 2019
Video: Grassley Implores Administration, Media to Shine Light on Child Exploitation at Southern Border
Jun 11, 2019
Grassley: Secret Foreign Lobbying Campaigns are Real Threat
Jun 10, 2019
The Foreign Influence We’re Ignoring
Jun 10, 2019
Grassley Leads Bipartisan Bill to Boost Disclosure of Foreign Lobbying
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Immigration

Oct 07, 2020
Grassley: H-1B Rules Safeguard American Jobs & Curb Abuse of Guest Worker Program
Sep 03, 2020
Senators Probe Extensive Criminal History of Obama-Biden Era Dreamer Charged with Deaths of Four Police Motorcycle Club Members
Jun 25, 2020
Grassley Applauds Trump Administration Order Prioritizing American Workers in Pandemic
May 22, 2020
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Propose Reforms to Skilled Non-Immigrant Visa Programs to Protect American Workers
Mar 05, 2020
Grassley: Congress Shouldn’t Keep Kicking Can on H-2B Visas
Feb 13, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Query How Alleged al Qaeda Cop Killer Became U.S. Citizen
Feb 07, 2020
Grassley Seeks Information on Noncitizens Working Without Authorization
Jan 15, 2020
Bipartisan Group of Senators on H-2B Visa Program: Seek Reforms, Not Expansion
Nov 21, 2019
Thanks to Pres. Trump, EB-5 Program Will Begin Working for Rural America Again
Oct 30, 2019
Sens. Tillis & Grassley, Reps. Bishop, Budd & Hudson Lead Bill To Stop Sanctuary Cities
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International Diplomacy

Nov 12, 2020
Grassley on the 31st Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
Sep 16, 2020
Grassley on the Belarus Election
Sep 15, 2020
Grassley on the Signing of the Abraham Accords
Sep 14, 2020
Grassley on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Sep 14, 2020
Grassley Statement on Ambassador Branstad
Jul 23, 2020
Grassley: Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Welles Declaration
Jul 22, 2020
Grassley on the 25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre
Jul 15, 2020
Grassley Statement on E.U. Court Overturning Improper State-Aid Case
Jul 02, 2020
Grassley, Durbin Bipartisan Amendment in Support of Baltic States Included in NDAA
Jul 02, 2020
Grassley Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter on Chinese Government Atrocities in Xinjiang
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International Trade

Oct 01, 2020
Grassley Statement on Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, Generalized System of Preferences Program
Sep 15, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Praise Brazil Ethanol Agreement
Sep 15, 2020
Grassley Supports Decision to Resume Duty Free Treatment of Canadian Aluminum
Sep 14, 2020
Grassley Statement on Ambassador Branstad
Sep 10, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Call on Department of Commerce to Lift Tariffs on Steel Used for Derecho Recovery
Aug 13, 2020
Grassley, Neal, Brady Request USITC Further Investigate COVID-Related Products and Supply Chains
Aug 03, 2020
Grassley Announces Results of Executive Session on Tax, Trade Nominations
Jul 29, 2020
Grassley on U.S.-U.K. Trade
Jul 29, 2020
Grassley at Hearing on WTO Reform
Jul 28, 2020
Grassley on WTO Reform
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Retirement Security

Sep 24, 2020
Grassley Corrects Record on Dem Social Security Misinformation, Again
Sep 23, 2020
Grassley on Multiemployer Pension Reforms
Sep 16, 2020
Grassley Calls Out Democrat Disinformation on the Social Security System
Sep 11, 2020
Social Security Chief Actuary Gives Full Context after Senate Dems, Biden Mislead Public
Aug 31, 2020
Grassley, Brady Push Social Security Chief Actuary to Set Record Straight on Partisan Democrat Misinformation
Jun 30, 2020
Grassley on Multiemployer Pension Reform
Jun 17, 2020
Grassley Bill to Aid Victims of Identity Theft Unanimously Clears Senate
May 14, 2020
Grassley, Sinema, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Aid Victims of Identity Theft
Apr 06, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley Answers Questions about the Historic CARES Act
Apr 02, 2020
CARES Act Retirement Provisions FAQ
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Veterans

Nov 10, 2020
Grassley Commemorating Veterans Day
Oct 29, 2020
Grassley to Host Veterans History Project Event November 6 in Waverly
Sep 29, 2020
Grassley on a Memorial for Black Revolutionary War Patriots
Jul 02, 2020
Grassley, Gillibrand, Cruz offer Bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act Amendment to Defense Bill
Jul 01, 2020
Bipartisan Veterans Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
Jun 22, 2020
Grassley on Revolutionary War Patriots
May 22, 2020
VIDEO: Grassley’s Memorial Day Message
Mar 04, 2020
Grassley Honors Iowans Military Service for Iowa History Month
Feb 11, 2020
Grassley, Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan Effort to Establish “Safe to Report” Policy in the Military
Jan 30, 2020
Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Quality Care for Veterans Advances in Senate
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War on Terrorism

Aug 06, 2020
Senators Commemorate Anniversary of 1998 Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
Jul 22, 2020
Grassley on the 25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre
Jul 22, 2020
Grassley Introduces Iowan Nominated to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
Jul 01, 2020
Grassley on Russian Escalation
Jan 09, 2020
Grassley on Iranian Aggression
Dec 18, 2019
Grassley Lauds Inclusion of Plan to Restore Access to Justice for U.S. Victims of Terrorism in Spending Package
Nov 01, 2019
Grassley: Sudan Must Answer to Victims for Supporting Terrorism before Sanctions are Lifted
Oct 17, 2019
Judiciary Committee Advances Plan to Restore Access to Justice for U.S. Victims of Terrorism
Mar 08, 2019
Grassley, Colleagues call for Full FBI Transparency and Cooperation with 9/11 Victims and Families Pursuing Justice
Sep 14, 2018
Grassley Bill to Improve Protections for American Victims of Terrorism Passes House, Heads to President to Become Law
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