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.

Grassley, Johnson to ODNI (FISA Report Footnotes)
2019-03-11 Grassley, Leahy to Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Management and Budget - EB-5 Regulations
Disaster-letter
Justice Dept. to Grassley - Abacha
Grassley to Justice Dept - Report of Investigation on Unnamed DAAG
2020 Flag Order Form
ODNI to Grassley, Johnson (Flynn Unmasking)
15NOV2019 RFS comment letter to POTUS
Biogenic-co2-letter
06.09.20 USDA PS Letter

Agriculture/Rural Development

Jan 22, 2021
Grassley Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group to Bring More Oversight to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Jan 14, 2021
Grassley, Ernst, Midwest Colleagues Call on EPA to Protect the Integrity of the RFS
Jan 04, 2021
Grassley, Ernst’s Bill to Provide Tax Relief to Iowans Impacted by the Derecho Signed into Law
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Wyden, Daines, Stabenow Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to End Abuse of Conservation Easements
Dec 11, 2020
Grassley, Tester Bill to Curb the Rising Rate of Rural Suicides Headed to the President’s Desk
Dec 09, 2020
Grassley, Crapo Praise Trump Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Access Provisions
Dec 02, 2020
Grassley, Udall NYT op-ed: End the Taxpayer Giveaway to Big Oil and Gas
Dec 02, 2020
Grassley on Protecting the Farm Safety Net
Nov 30, 2020
Grassley Celebrating National Thanksgiving Turkeys from Iowa
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Adoption, Foster Care and Welfare

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
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
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Budget/Economy/Tax

Jan 25, 2021
Grassley, Lee Reintroduce Balanced Budget Amendment
Jan 22, 2021
Grassley op-ed: Don’t Exploit Pandemic to Enact Liberal Laundry List
Jan 22, 2021
Finance Committee Advances Treasury Nominee to Full Senate
Jan 19, 2021
Grassley at Hearing to Consider the Anticipated Nomination of the Honorable Janet L. Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury
Jan 04, 2021
Grassley, Ernst’s Bill to Provide Tax Relief to Iowans Impacted by the Derecho Signed into Law
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 23, 2020
Grassley Releases Results of Investigation into World Vision’s Interactions with ISRA, a Sanctioned Foreign Organization tied to Terrorism
Dec 22, 2020
Neal, Grassley, and Brady Statement Regarding New USITC Report on COVID-Related Supply Chains
Dec 22, 2020
Grassley Calls on Biden to Make Permanent Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Statement on Year-End Funding and Pandemic Relief Legislation
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Constituent Services

Jan 19, 2021
Grassley Gives an Update on his Annual 99 County Meetings
Jan 08, 2021
Grassley to Begin Annual 99 County Meetings for 2021
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Nominates 33 Iowa Students to the U.S. Service Academies
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley Looks Ahead to 99 County Meetings in 2021
Dec 07, 2020
Grassley Celebrating Cyclone Football
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
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Courts/Justice

Jan 22, 2021
Grassley Seeks Records on Reported Findings of DOJ Leak Probe
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Grassley Celebrates the Accomplishments of the First Step Act on 2 Year Anniversary
Oct 29, 2020
Bipartisan DUE PROCESS Act Aims to Protect Americans from Asset Forfeiture Abuse
Oct 26, 2020
Grassley Lauds Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 26, 2020
ICYMI: Grassley to Support Judge Barrett’s Nomination to 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
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Crime/Antitrust

Jan 22, 2021
Grassley Seeks Records on Reported Findings of DOJ Leak Probe
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 17, 2020
Grassley, Johnson Release Recently Declassified Strzok Messages about FBI’s Midyear and Crossfire Hurricane Investigations
Dec 08, 2020
House Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protections Authored by Grassley, Leahy
Dec 01, 2020
Grassley Statement on Appointment of Special Counsel to Examine Origins of FBI’s 2016 Russia Collusion Probe
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
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Drugs

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Feinstein, Schatz Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Passes Senate
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Wyden Call for Greater Drug Industry Transparency in Report Exposing Opioid Makers’ ties to Tax-Exempt Groups
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
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Education

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
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
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Energy/Environment

Jan 22, 2021
Grassley Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group to Bring More Oversight to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Jan 14, 2021
Grassley, Ernst, Midwest Colleagues Call on EPA to Protect the Integrity of the RFS
Jan 04, 2021
Grassley, Ernst’s Bill to Provide Tax Relief to Iowans Impacted by the Derecho Signed into Law
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Statement on Year-End Funding and Pandemic Relief Legislation
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
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Government Oversight

Jan 25, 2021
Grassley, Lee Reintroduce Balanced Budget Amendment
Jan 22, 2021
Grassley Seeks Records on Reported Findings of DOJ Leak Probe
Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 23, 2020
Grassley Releases Results of Investigation into World Vision’s Interactions with ISRA, a Sanctioned Foreign Organization tied to Terrorism
Dec 23, 2020
Grassley Presses USAID, Inspector General on Retaliation Allegations
Dec 22, 2020
Grassley Pushes DoD Watchdog to Dig Deeper in its Review of the Office of Net Assessment
Dec 22, 2020
Grassley, Ernst on Findings of DOJ Investigation into the Glenwood Resource Center
Dec 18, 2020
Grassley, Ernst Request Information from Justice Department on Investigation of Glenwood Resource Center in Iowa
Dec 17, 2020
Grassley, Johnson Release Recently Declassified Strzok Messages about FBI’s Midyear and Crossfire Hurricane Investigations
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Wyden Call for Greater Drug Industry Transparency in Report Exposing Opioid Makers’ ties to Tax-Exempt Groups
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Health Care

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 22, 2020
Grassley, Ernst on Findings of DOJ Investigation into the Glenwood Resource Center
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Urges Iowans to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Statement on Year-End Funding and Pandemic Relief Legislation
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley, Tillis, Ernst and Coons Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect Americans from Counterfeit Vaccines
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Feinstein, Schatz Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Passes Senate
Dec 16, 2020
Grassley, Wyden Call for Greater Drug Industry Transparency in Report Exposing Opioid Makers’ ties to Tax-Exempt Groups
Dec 03, 2020
Grassley, Wyden Issue Reports on Developmental Disability Care Facilities in Iowa and Oregon
Dec 02, 2020
Grassley to Colleagues: Rules for Non-Profit Hospitals Need Scrutiny
Nov 20, 2020
Grassley Statement on New HHS Prescription Drug Rules
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Homeland Security

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 11, 2020
Grassley Amendments Included in National Defense Authorization Act
Dec 09, 2020
Grassley Congratulating the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing
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
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Immigration

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
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
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International Diplomacy

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
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
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International Trade

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 22, 2020
Neal, Grassley, and Brady Statement Regarding New USITC Report on COVID-Related Supply Chains
Dec 18, 2020
Grassley, Warner, Portman, Blumenthal Urge Lighthizer to Not Include Tech Liability Shield in U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement
Dec 09, 2020
Grassley, Crapo Praise Trump Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Access Provisions
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
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Retirement Security

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Grassley Statement on Year-End Funding and Pandemic Relief Legislation
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
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Veterans

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
Dec 15, 2020
Grassley Honors Troops Abroad During the Holidays
Dec 15, 2020
Grassley Delivers Six Iowa Veterans’ Stories to Library of Congress
Dec 14, 2020
Grassley Celebrating the Veterans History Project
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
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War on Terrorism

Dec 30, 2020
Grassley Marks Policy, Oversight Accomplishments in 2020
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
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