Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCo-Chairman, Congressional Caucus on Foster YouthMonday, May 13, 2019VIDEO May is National Foster Care Month. Due to the opioid crisis and other substance abuse issues plaguing communities in Iowa and across the country, the number of kids in foster care is rapidly rising. In 2017,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the escalating trade war with China.“I’m disappointed by the news out of Washington and Beijing about additional tariffs. Increasing U.S. tariffs on...
Q&A: Older Americans MonthBy U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is the month of May observed as Older Americans Month? A: More than a half-century ago, President John F. Kennedy encouraged Americans to pay tribute to older citizens and their lifetime contributions of work and service. He recognized parents and grandparents hand down the...
WASHINGTON – In letters sent yesterday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are highlighting concerns regarding
the FBI’s possible awareness of political...
Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the House Judiciary Committee Vote to Hold the Attorney General in ContemptThursday, May 9, 2019VIDEO Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress.Mr. Barr has been transparent.He made the Mueller report available to them – 99 percent...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested answers about serious allegations of misconduct and abuse by federally-funded grantees operating facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children. In a letter to Lynn Johnson, the Assistant Secretary at...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyIn Memoriam of Robert PearThursday, May 9, 2019VIDEO I rise today to pay tribute to a revered and distinguished member of the press corps. Robert Pear, a longtime reporter for the New York Times, who spent four decades in the corridors of the U.S. Capitol. I often say journalists are the...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to fix deficiencies in a federal benefit program that are preventing first responders with certain injuries from receiving benefits intended by Congress. The
Protecting America’s First Responders Act was reported today by voice vote...
Prepared Opening Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on NominationsThursday, May 9, 2019 Today, the Finance Committee will hear from two nominees. David Black has been nominated by the President to be Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, where he is currently working...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Iowa FloodingWednesday, May 8, 2019VIDEO I once again come to the floor to talk about the ongoing flooding in the Midwest and particularly Iowa. Flooding on the Mississippi has gotten worse as flood protection has not been adequate in several areas of Scott County to deal with the...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Mueller ReportWednesday, May 8, 2019VIDEO Many in the media seem to be unhappy with the results of the Mueller Report or embarrassed that the world knows they sold a bunch of snake oil for the past two years. And now the jig is up. I hope the media will pursue the origins of the...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeDirect-to-Consumer Prescription AdvertisingWednesday, May 8, 2019VIDEO Millions of Americans rely on life-saving prescription medicine. Americans across the country expect and depend upon breakthrough drugs to live longer, healthier...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois today issued the following statement following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the issuance of final regulations requiring pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription drugs in...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, cosponsored legislation introduced this week to prevent foreign governments from exploiting U.S. immigration laws in an effort to undermine American democracy. The bipartisan Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act makes...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaSenior Member and Former Chairman, U.S. Senate Judiciary CommitteeOn the Mueller InvestigationMonday, May 6, 2019VIDEO Madam President, The taxpayers spent $30 million on the Special Counsel’s investigation. Now we know without a doubt that there was no collusion by the Trump...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeOn the Department of Labor ScorecardMonday, May 6, 2019VIDEO Last week, the Department of Labor released its monthly scorecard for the U.S. workforce. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, which is the lowest rate since December 1969, a...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCo-Chairman, Senate Caucus on Foster YouthOn National Foster Care MonthMonday, May 6, 2019VIDEO May has been recognized as National Foster Care Month for over 20 years to bring awareness to the challenges that foster youth face. Through my work on the...
WASHINGTON – In a
letter sent to Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Michael K. Atkinson today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are spotlighting specific concerning messages regarding the FBI’s apparent awareness of leaks by other...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding a disturbing incident detailed by the Wall Street Journal in which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initially prohibited two of its doctors from speaking with government officials regarding an ongoing investigation. When...
