WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, by a vote of 12-10.
Richard Wesley Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10.
Courtney Leigh Coker, to be United States...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, welcomed news that Iowa will receive $216 million in additional federal funding from Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Act to strengthen rural healthcare across the state. The funding will be disbursed through the law’s Rural Health...
Q: What’s on Congress’ plate before the end of the year?
A: With the midterm elections behind us, the 119th Congress returns to Washington with a plate of unfinished business to address. That includes passing the annual defense authorization bill, keeping the government open beyond the short-term funding bill that expires on Dec. 11 and reauthorizing key...
Audio from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: The Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, U.S. Department of Transportation grants to Iowa, the 2026 midterms, farm aid, Israel and policy priorities for the rest of the year.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that Iowa will receive over $76.2 million in federal funding to improve roadway safety across the state. This funding will impact Iowans in Palo Alto, Dubuque, Polk, Dallas, Warren, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Humboldt, Kossuth,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – In honor of Veterans Day, the office of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host its ninth Veterans History Project event to chronicle firsthand accounts of Iowa veterans.
“The Veterans History Project pays tribute to the experiences of the selfless men and women who served our country and preserves their stories so future...
Q: What is the Harvest Fuel Relief program?
A: Midway through harvest season farmers are pinched with high diesel prices that are pushing up operating costs. I’ve pushed the Trump administration to listen to farmers and deliver relief as farmers bring in the crops and the USDA announced targeted assistance through the Harvest Fuel Relief program. This...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 16 counties from November 9 – 13. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.
NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his Regional...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) wrote an op-ed in The Hawk Eye highlighting how Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts Act is expanding access to primary care in communities across Iowa. The lawmakers specifically highlight improved access to a new and growing field of medicine called...
Audio from this morning’s call is available HERE.
Topics include: Former FBI Director James Comey, the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, diesel and gas prices, bipartisan permitting reform, the Sunshine Protection Act and the 2026 midterm elections.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in releasing a bipartisan statement regarding Serbia’s October 25, 2026, parliamentary elections, which saw the highest turnout in Serbia since the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. “On Sunday,...
Q: When is Medicare’s open enrollment season?
A: More than 700,000 Iowans are enrolled in Medicare for their healthcare coverage. From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, Iowans have the opportunity to review and change their enrollment for the upcoming year in Prescription Drug plans (Part D), Medicare Advantage plans (Part C), change between Original Medicare and Medicare...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a statement after the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, two former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials accused of lying to Congress about their roles in the FBI’s Hunter Biden investigation and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Iowa will receive over $13.75 million in federal funding to benefit Iowans across the state, including Sioux, Clay and Lyon counties.
“Once again, President Trump is prioritizing the health and safety of Iowans. With this essential...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined “The Scott Jennings Show” to discuss his ongoing oversight of the Biden Justice Department (DOJ) and former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost investigation, which mapped out the entire Republican political apparatus.
Over the last four years, Grassley...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Iowa will receive over $1 million in federal funding to benefit infrastructure projects across the state.
Funding comes from the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which supports pre-disaster hazard...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its long-running study of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as soon as possible and publicly release a final report with recommendations to Congress.
While the FTC issued interim staff reports in July 2024 and January...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requesting DOD hold defense contractors accountable and bolster its August 18 directive on Supplier Cost and Pricing Transparency.
The senators are also urging...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in releasing a bipartisan statement ahead of Serbia’s upcoming parliamentary elections on October 25, 2026, calling for Serbian authorities to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to award Iowa more federally-funded residency positions to help address the state’s doctor shortage.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, the lawmakers shared their...
