WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and 46 other pro-life senators in sending a unified message to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment or any other pro-life protections.
“We are united in our resolve to guard against any...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to White House Counsel Dana Remus regarding reports of the formation of a ‘bipartisan commission’ to develop policies to reform the Supreme Court and federal judiciary.
Grassley, who is returning as Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, pushed for answers on why the commission was reportedly...
WASHINGTON – As
the Department of Homeland Security warns of the potential for continued civil
unrest motivated by a range of issues, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the
senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is inviting his Democratic
colleagues to take seriously all forms of political violence, including from
left-wing extremists. In a...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, a bill to encourage scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds including cannabidiol, or CBD.
“I’ve been a strong supporter of this legislation since it was first...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats spent the overnight hours voting down a series of commonsense amendments designed to improve their partisan $1.9 trillion COVID relief spending bill.
“After all the talk of unity, President Biden and congressional Democrats took the partisan route right out of...
Q&A: Vaccine Update
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: When can Iowans expect to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
A: My office is getting a lot of feedback from Iowans who are frustrated about how and when they can sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine. By the first week of February, Iowa had administered 289,737 doses with many more scheduled in the coming...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee leaders Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) yesterday issued a subpoena to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), compelling production of documents related to the committee’s investigation of organ procurement organizations (OPOs), and potential false claims submitted to government benefit...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with 13 Senate colleagues sent a letter to EPA Acting Administrator Jane Nishida urging the agency to take immediate action to restore integrity to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Grassley and his colleagues urged the EPA to review three small refinery exemption...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in reintroducing the Adopt GREET Act, which would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel.
“I’ve long been an advocate for clean energy and the enhanced use of biofuels. It’s...
WASHINGTON – President
Biden has
named a close colleague of his son’s defense lawyer to lead the Justice Department’s
criminal division. The inauguration-day
move was one of Biden’s first actions as president, and comes as DOJ
continues to investigate his son, Hunter Biden, for possible tax and money
laundering activities. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and eleven Senate colleagues are today pushing back on a deportation moratorium proposed by President’s Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which will prevent the removal of the vast majority of illegal immigrants with final orders of removal—including dangerous criminals—from the United States.
The...
WASHINGTON – Sen.
Chuck Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s incoming Ranking Member today sought
details on actions by the Justice Department and FBI before and during a series
of anti-law enforcement and anti-government riots that began last summer and
have continued in recent weeks. The letter follows a similar joint inquiry by Grassley and incoming...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), incoming Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requesting additional information regarding the security posture and...
Q&A: Balanced Budget Amendment
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why did you re-introduce the Balanced Budget Amendment?
A: Iowans work hard for their money. As a taxpayer watchdog, I conduct congressional oversight to root out wasteful spending and as a senior member of the Senate Budget Committee, support budgetary tools to restore fiscal...
WASHINGTON – In response to an inquiry from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Congressional Budget Office this week projected only a 0.5 percent decrease in the national Average Wage Index (AWI), a significantly smaller reduction than prior predictions of 3.8 percent.
The AWI is used in the calculation of Social Security benefits. A substantial decrease...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 24 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden voicing their concerns about the new administration’s recent executive orders and regulatory actions targeting the domestic energy sector. They also highlighted the thousands of good-paying American...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and 45 Senate colleagues in reintroducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would make permanent the Hyde Amendment restrictions on using taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. “Many Americans believe in pro-life...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and eleven other colleagues in reintroducing the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act, a bill that holds sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for jeopardizing public safety and for failing to comply with lawful detainer and release notification requests made by federal...
