Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) today pressed Stephen Goss, the Chief Actuary of Social Security, over the use of his office for political purposes and pushed for public clarifications to recently published analysis that has allowed for partisan...
Q&A: U.S Postal ServiceWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Does the United States Postal Service (USPS) need financial help?A: The U.S Postal Service touches every household and business in the nation. Benjamin Franklin served as the first postmaster general, leading the mission to build a trusted network of public infrastructure and connect...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) regional director based in Council Bluffs, Donna Barry, will hold traveling office hours in seven counties in Western Iowa over the next two weeks. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share concerns on matters of federal policy may stop by...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released a report on their investigation into the abuse of syndicated conservation-easement transactions, which may have allowed a number of taxpayers to profit from gaming the tax code and deprived the federal government of billions of...
WASHINGTON – Iowa’s two U.S. senators rebuked the partisan efforts of two senior congressional Democrats to upend the Trump administration’s apolitical work to reduce barriers for American ethanol exports to Brazil.
In a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) roundly rejected the...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule on the implementation of payment limitations and definition of “actively engaged” in farming as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. While the first cousins, nieces, and nephews provision from the 2018 Farm Bill is included in the rule, those...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led the Iowa delegation in sending a
letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging a prompt approval of Governor Kim Reynolds Secretarial Disaster Designation request for 57 Iowa counties that suffered losses as a result of the derecho that occurred on August 10,...
Q&A: Derecho Disaster Assistance and ResourcesWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What resources will the President’s Major Disaster Declaration open up for Iowans?A: On August 10, 2020, an unprecedented derecho ravaged communities in more than one-third of Iowa counties from the Missouri to Mississippi Rivers. Hurricane-force winds...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Abby Finkenauer (IA-1) today sent a
letter to President Donald Trump requesting he promptly grant the request made by the Meskwaki Nation for an expedited declaration of a major disaster in response to the severe wind event on August 10, 2020. The Tribe was significantly affected by the...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commends President Donald Trump’s approval of Governor Kim Reynolds’ request for funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance Program for Linn County. Disaster assessments for other requested counties are ongoing. “I...
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– U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are rebuking a pair of their Senate colleagues for making...
Washington – U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Acting Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), to...
WASHINGTON – One hundred years after women in Iowa, and the country, gained the right to vote, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first woman elected to federal office from the state of Iowa, are paying tribute to the suffragettes who paved the way for women everywhere. In a video, Grassley shares the story of his mother, Ruth...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today applauded President Donald Trump’s swift approval of Governor Kim Reynolds’ request for a major disaster declaration. Yesterday, Grassley and Ernst led the Iowa delegation in
urging the President to expedite a review and approve the request, which Reynolds assembled within a matter of...
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today visited Cedar Rapids to meet with city officials to discuss recovery efforts following the severe derecho storm that hit Iowa earlier this week. Grassley also surveyed damage, met with residents affected by the storm and visited a local nonprofit assisting in relief efforts. Grassley...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today highlighted the Federal Highway Administration’s proposed new rule to advance broadband technology in rural America. The proposed rule would help improve coordination and utilize construction projects for installation of broadband infrastructure. “Once again, the...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today signed into law bipartisan legislation led by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to improve timely access to financial assistance for families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19. The
Senate unanimously passed the
Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR) in May with the House...
Q&A: Data Thieves Exploit COVID-19 With U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What kinds of cybersecurity problems are cropping up for teleworking and online learning?A: As schools and businesses transition their workforces and students online due to the pandemic, Iowans need to take internet security measures seriously. Be aware that home networks are...
