Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWaukee, Iowa, at an Event with Vice President PenceWednesday, October 9, 2019 It’s great to be here with you today to talk about USMCA. This has been a top priority of mine this year because Americans stand to benefit greatly from USMCA. More market...
WASHINGTON – One year after the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, a group of senators are seeking updates from the Justice Department on the status of criminal referrals made by the committee in the course of and after the last year’s confirmation process.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey...
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry into the president of the United States means that issue will likely dominate discussion in Washington for months. That’s a shame, because there are so many pressing matters for Congress that are much more consequential to the everyday lives of Americans. One of...
WASHINGTON – Every year, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
selects 10 young Iowans to nominate to each of the U.S. service academies including the Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. Grassley encourages Iowa students to consider applying to all of the U.S. service academies because...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a
letter to Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, seeking additional information about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) commitment to aggressively confront and end excessive price-gouging of spare parts by the TransDigm Group, Inc. (TransDigm).
“I was pleased to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Iowa House of Representatives Republican caucus vote for Rep. Pat Grassley as speaker-elect for the 2020 legislative session. “I’ve watched my grandson Pat mature as a freshman legislator at age 23 to become a very effective...
Q&A: REAL IDWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What is the REAL ID Act of 2005 and why did Congress pass it? A: Last month marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists boarded U.S. commercial airliners with murderous intent to hijack the planes and kill as many innocent people as possible....
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement on biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “President Trump listened to the concerns of farmers and biofuels producers and delivered on their...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following statement in response to the executive order issued today by the Trump administration protect and improve choice in the Medicare Advantage program. “This executive order from President Trump will positively build on the successful Medicare Advantage...
WASHINGTON – Every year, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
selects 10 young Iowans to nominate to each of the U.S. Service Academies including the Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. Grassley encourages Iowa students to consider applying to all of the U.S. service academies because...
Inspector general statement did not fully address senators’ September 30 letter and raised new questions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a follow-up letter to...
FBI was apparently aware of leaks in Russia probe; news coverage of then-classified details of Ukraine call underscores need for accountability
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators 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...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma seeking information on Medicaid payments being made on behalf of deceased beneficiaries.
“Recent reports by two government watchdog agencies suggest that multiple state Medicaid agencies have...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Tina Smith (D-MN), released a report from the Government Accountability Office showing that the Department of Education can do more to support students in foster...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma seeking information on what their agencies are doing to detect and deter fraudulent genetic screening tests and protect beneficiaries from...
Butler County, Iowa – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) made the following comments regarding the intelligence community whistleblower and related issues. “This person appears to have followed the whistleblower protection laws and ought to be heard out and protected. We should always work to respect whistleblowers’ requests for...
Inspector General recently dropped First-Hand Knowledge Requirement for Whistleblower Complaints
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Michael Atkinson Monday to push for answers related to the intelligence community’s decision to...
Ukrainian Records Shed New Light on Biden’s Ultimatum to Terminate Prosecutor
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Ukraine-DNC Coordination to Undermine Trump 2016 Campaign Should Not be Overlooked
WASHINGTON – Two Senate chairmen want to know whether the Justice Department has acquired information from Ukrainian prosecutors that may contradict the stated reasoning behind former...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued the following statement after the Senate Appropriations Committee this week unanimously approved $75 million in funding for programs established under the First Step Act, which was shepherded into law by Grassley and Durbin last year. “The unanimous decision by our...
