WASHINGTON – During Sunshine Week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, introduced two bills to extend whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures and executive agency employees of government corporations. The bills are endorsed by the National Whistleblower Center and the Government Accountability...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined former Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s (R-Utah) “Jason in the House” podcast to kick off “Sunshine Week” with a discussion on congressional oversight and his work to protect whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of bipartisanship, his Iowa roots, setting the...
This afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Grassley’s meeting with the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Democrats’ Department of Homeland Security shutdown, fuel prices, the Farm Bill and democracy in the Western Hemisphere.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and a group of House and Senate colleagues in a letter urging the Trump administration to ensure the final 45Z clean fuel production credit rule recognizes a wide array of on-farm practices that put family farmers first.
In their letter to...
Q: How are you working to address uncertainty in the farm economy?
A: With planting season around the corner, I’m hearing a message loud and clear from Iowa farmers. High input costs are hammering their bottom lines. Rising diesel prices add fuel to a fire already burning brightly in the farm economy that’s impacting the entire food supply chain. From my...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Melissa Holyoak, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah, by a vote of 12-10; and
Phillip Williams, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, by a vote of 12-10.
Watch the executive business meeting HERE. Read Chairman Chuck...
WASHINGTON – Iowa TRIO awarded Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) its inaugural Iowa TRIO Champion Award in recognition of his work to support disadvantaged students. Grassley is a member of the Congressional TRIO Caucus.
The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students and people with disabilities as they pursue an...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, spoke in strong support of E15 at a committee hearing today, urging Congress to quickly pass legislation allowing for year-round, nationwide E15 sales. Grassley also pressed the Trump administration to issue clear regulations on 45Z and to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today participated in a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine the cost of sanctuary city policies. In response to Grassley’s questioning, expert witnesses discussed the safety concerns and fiscal burdens sanctuary cities place on all Americans. Grassley is the former Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee...
Audio from this afternoon’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Iran, the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, the SAVE Act, Grassley’s 99 county meetings and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
Grassley Honors Fallen Soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) attended a solemn dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base today to honor the 103rd Sustainment Command service members killed in Kuwait. Two of the fallen soldiers were Iowans: Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien from Indianola and Sgt. Declan Coady...
Q: How does the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act help home buyers?
A: During my annual 99 county meetings, I hear regularly from Iowa families, employers and civic leaders about the importance of affordable housing in their local communities. Homeownership is a pivotal rung on the ladder of prosperity, bringing individuals a step closer to achieving the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will attend the dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base tomorrow, March 7, to honor the 103rd Sustainment Command service members killed in Kuwait.
Two Iowans are among the fallen soldiers: Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien from Indianola and Sgt. Declan Coady from West Des Moines.
Grassley spoke on the Senate...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with local leaders from Grow Cedar Valley this week during their annual trip to Washington. The group discussed several topics, including transportation, economic and educational development and workforce opportunities.
“I had a great meeting with Grow Cedar Valley, where we discussed the issues impacting...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8;
Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10;
John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement following the Department of Defense’s casualty notice announcing Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien’s death amid Operation Epic Fury. O’Brien was an Army Reserve soldier from Indianola assigned to Des Moines’ 103rd Sustainment Command.
“It’s devastating to learn a second Iowan has lost his life in combat....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense’s casualty announcement identifying four fallen Army Reserve soldiers who lost their lives in Kuwait amid Operation Epic Fury. All four soldiers belonged to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, and one was a native Iowan.
“I’m...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem at today’s DHS oversight hearing.
Grassley pressed Noem on DHS’s efforts to combat Iranian terrorist cells in the United States, locate unaccompanied migrant children and address the Biden administration’s failures...
Q: What motivates your crusade to root out fraud?
A: As America celebrates the 250th year of our nation’s independence, we’re obligated – as 21st century beneficiaries of our 18th century patriotic predecessors – to protect and uphold the American experiment for future generations. The brave patriots who declared independence from the powerful British empire...
