WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to introduce the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act. The bill would improve women’s access to health care resources during the prenatal, postpartum and early childhood development phases of motherhood.
“New and expectant...
WASHINGTON – The Senate today advanced the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which funds the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and sets aviation policy through Fiscal Year 2028. This legislation allocates funding for airports across Iowa and includes several of Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) legislative priorities, including two amendments. It now heads...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are scrutinizing a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) report suggesting the agency is unethically limiting veterans’ access to community care networks. In an oversight inquiry to Secretary Denis McDonough, the senators demanded to know how...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s threat to block the supply of certain U.S. weapons to Israel if it invades the city of Rafah:
“This is a complete reversal from the promise President Biden made to Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’ horrific October 7 attack. Biden swore Israel would...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution designating today, May 7, 2024, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The bipartisan effort aims to underscore and inform the public about the dangers of counterfeit fentanyl pills.
“Counterfeit pills are fueling...
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Topics include: the cost of higher education, abortion, Grassley's legislative priorities and antisemitism on college campuses.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Grundy Center and Toledo on May 13 as part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa.
“Continued dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent is the cornerstone of representative government. I look forward to hearing directly from Iowans in Grundy...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are calling for enhanced interagency coordination on the federal response to the avian flu outbreak. The senators in a letter urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease...
Q: What went wrong with the updated federal financial aid application?
A: Congress passed bipartisan legislation in 2020 to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for college-bound students and their families. Typically, more than 17 million families fill out FAFSA by Oct. 1, nearly a year before the next academic year and seven months...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), today met with Biden administration officials about federal student aid issues and challenges the FAFSA asset question has posed for farm families. Education Department attendees included Rich Cordray, Chief Operating...
WASHINGTON – The Wall Street Journal amplified concerns Iowans are sharing at Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) 99 county meetings regarding our nation’s budgetary crisis. In a recent column discussing the “bizarre” climate agenda set by the Senate Budget Committee’s Democrat majority, the Wall Street Journal emphasized Iowans’ rightful frustration with...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), today called on President Joe Biden to approve Governor Kim Reynolds’ Major Disaster Declaration request following the severe storms that occurred in Iowa on April...
WASHINGTON – Iowa will receive over $30 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in 2021, to identify and replace lead service lines. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will administer the grant through its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
“Every Iowan should have access to clean,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today, on National College Decision Day, penned an op-ed on their bipartisan legislation to make higher-education more affordable for students. Read it in The Hill and below.
“College Costs are Skyrocketing. Let’s Help Students Bring Them Down.”
As students applied for college this year,...
WASHINGTON – Today, just weeks after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed agencies to address their cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the February 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare and its industry-wide effects. Grassley’s discussion with Andrew Witty, CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company, underscored the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of two grain farmers in the Senate, today condemned the Biden administration for restricting grain producers’ ability to contribute to the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. Grassley serves on the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Finance.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is conducting a sweeping review of potential abuse within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) program for placing unaccompanied alien children with U.S.-based sponsors. Grassley is seeking answers from nine HHS contractors and grantees regarding legally protected whistleblower disclosures that allege...
WASHINGTON –To close out National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are leading a bipartisan resolution encouraging support for sexual assault survivors and advocates and highlighting preventative measures to help reduce sexual violence.
“Far too many Americans have suffered physical and...
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing, Co-Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received confirmation from a top-ranking Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official that state-sanctioned marijuana operations controlled by Chinese Money Laundering Organizations are raking in significant amounts of illegal proceeds. Grassley...
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Topics include: antisemitic college protests, the military aid package, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Tiktok and the recent tornadoes in Iowa.
