BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – At U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) urging, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) updated an internal memo that failed to include employees’ statutory right to disclose agency misconduct. Grassley had demanded corrective action from ATF and a review by the Justice Department watchdog upon learning of the...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released responses Dr. Joao Gomes submitted for the record after serving as a minority witness at a hearing titled “Recreation at Risk: The Nature of Climate Costs.” Gomes is a senior vice dean at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, which administers the...
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Topics include: Black Hawk Bridge repairs, immigration, aging U.S. infrastructure, veterans' health care, electric vehicles and foreign aid.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 11 Iowa counties from April 15 –17, 2024. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views on issues important to them may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.
Grassley will be represented by his regional directors: Penny...
Q: What is Severe Weather Preparedness Week?
A: Iowans are no strangers to the fierce whims of Mother Nature. From deadly tornadoes to historic floods and the most costly thunderstorm in U.S. history, it’s important to prepare for severe weather. Do not ignore weather alerts and advisories from local, state and federal authorities. Throughout my public...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will host his fifth Federal Judiciary Youth Summit on Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Davenport United States Courthouse. Ten high schools from seven counties in southeast and eastern Iowa will participate in the program.
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Topics include: supporting Israel, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, immigration, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, the Farm Bill and comments on the passing of former Senator Joe Lieberman.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings in Forest City on April 3 and Calmar on April 4 as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“Representative government requires a continued dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I look forward to hearing directly from Iowans in Winnebago and Winneshiek...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are holding the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) accountable after a data breach allowed UNOS system users unauthorized access to over a million sensitive patient records. This technology breakdown is the latest in a string of failures at UNOS, which for 40 years has held the sole...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the below statement on his vote to fully fund the government for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24).
“Congress’ most basic job is to keep the federal government – a service to the American people – open, and vital programs, up and running. Appropriators passed all 12 funding bills out of committee, yet Congress kicked...
Q: What is the USDA Agriculture Census?
A: The U.S. Department of Agriculture takes a snapshot of U.S. farms and ranches once every five years, reporting on agricultural data in every county across the nation. Questionnaires are sent to farmers to self-report information about their operations and can be completed online or returned by postal mail. The most...
WASHINGTON – After failing to heed warnings from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) 25 years ago, the Department of Defense (DOD)’s faulty accounting system recently fell prey to a multi-million-dollar embezzlement scheme. Grassley, who first alerted DOD of the potential for this abuse in 1998, is once again sounding the alarm on the DOD’s deficient oversight of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) grilled Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. A senior member and former chairman of the committee, Grassley expressed fierce opposition to the president’s proposals.
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“Let me sum it up this way: you’re telling us much more...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing the Biden administration on its decision to shutter a government operation that successfully identified and dismantled Mexican cartel arms trafficking networks.
Internal government records provided to Grassley through legally protected whistleblower disclosures show Project Thor, a multi-agency effort led...
WASHINGTON – Members of the Ghost Army deceptive military unit today received the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest honor, in recognition of their unique and distinguished service in WWII. Among the honorees was John Cantrell, an Iowa native and member of the Ghost Army, who was posthumously awarded the medal.
This distinguished award was made...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) to introduce the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act. The legislation prohibits the Biden administration from making the Small Business Administration (SBA) a direct 7(a) lender, which would force community banks and...
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is amplifying his opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) tailpipe emissions proposal, citing an alarming new cost estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
“The CBO released its ten-year budget and economic outlook on February 7, 2024, which...
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Topics include: the Israel-Hamas conflict, TikTok legislation, the Tyson Foods closure in Perry, Biden's proposed budget, the reelection of Vladimir Putin and Sunshine Week.
WASHINGTON – As part of his annual 99 county meetings, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings in Manchester on March 25th, Van Horne on March 26th and Montezuma on March 27th.
“Representative government is a two-way street. I’m one half of the process and Iowans are the other half,” Grassley said. “I look forward to hearing directly from...
WASHINGTON – Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst joined forces with Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to support a speedy reopening of Lansing’s Black Hawk Bridge. The senators are urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to continue working with the Iowa Department of Transportation...
