WASHINGTON – Legislation cosponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to reauthorize a successful nationwide law enforcement program passed the Senate unanimously this week. The Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), would reauthorize a program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to...
Q: Does human trafficking happen in Iowa?
A: Yes. At my annual 99 county meetings, I hear from law enforcement officers, victim and survivor advocates, religious leaders, court officials and concerned citizens about human trafficking taking place in communities across the state. This insidious crime is a form of slavery in the 21st century that occurs when a...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, along with current Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and committee members Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), cheered congressional passage of their bill to end the forty-year monopoly of the U.S. organ...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today celebrated the 10th annual National Whistleblower Appreciation Day at an event where he delivered remarks recognizing whistleblowers’ patriotism and contributions to good government operation. Immediately following, Grassley answered questions ranging from how he handles whistleblower inquiries, to why he’s...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), joined by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), today introduced bipartisan legislation to rein in abuse of the farm payment system and ensure taxpayer support is targeted to those actively engaged in farming. The Farm Program Integrity Act would create a hard cap of $250,000 in total commodity support for any one farm...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today voted to support the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which renews and extends Pentagon programs and other policy matters. The package included several provisions authored by Grassley to strengthen law enforcement and expand outlets for government accountability.
“Providing for the national defense...
WASHINGTON – One week after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the FD-1023 document alleging the Biden family’s involvement in a criminal foreign bribery scheme, Grassley joined America’s Newsroom to discuss his federal oversight efforts. He doubled down on the need for Congress to ensure the FBI is doing its job to investigate the evidence and show its...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered remarks and offered amendments at today’s markup of the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act, which passed committee this afternoon with robust bipartisan backing.
Watch Grassley’s opening statement HERE and access the...
WASHINGTON?– Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) today reintroduced legislation to clarify the process for resolving cases of identity theft and social security number misuse. Grassley first co-led the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee during the 116th...
WASHINGTON – In anticipation of the 10th annual National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa), along with Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), are leading legislation to strengthen a whistleblower program at risk of collapsing under its own success. The CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023 – which builds...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 07-25-23
Topics include: the Farm Bill, the Driving for Opportunity Act, Biden impeachment inquiry, the future of Social Security, southern border protection, PBM oversight and military nominations.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following comment regarding reports that, during a State Department visit to Beijing last month, the Biden administration discussed lifting sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party...
WASHINGTON – As National Whistleblower Day approaches, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023 to beef up the government’s most potent tool to fight fraud. The bill ensures those who knowingly defraud the government cannot escape liability in cases where the government has made...
WASHINGTON –?Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Driving for Opportunity Act. The bipartisan legislation would encourage states to stop debt-based driver’s license suspensions.
“If the government wants people to pay fines, then the government shouldn’t prevent them from getting to...
Q: What is Whistleblower Appreciation Day?
A: Throughout my work on behalf of Iowans in Congress, I take seriously my constitutional oversight responsibilities to ensure the government works for the American people, not the other way around. Whistleblowers play a crucial role by shining light on wrongdoing. As co-founder and co-chair of the Senate...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the committee’s current ranking member, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced legislation to help Afghan nationals who assisted American forces in Afghanistan.
The bill, the Ensuring American Security and...
WASHINGTON -- Following diverse reports questioning the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) adherence to taxpayer rights – standards IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel pledged to uphold – Senate Finance Committee Republicans are seeking answers. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the committee, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced legislation to shed sunlight on pharmaceutical industry practices for determining medication prices and coverage, Grassley’s latest effort to lower prescription drug costs. With this bipartisan bill, the lawmakers are seeking to enhance transparency around the development of...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an unclassified FBI-generated record describing an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian business executive. Grassley acquired the record, an FD-1023, via legally protected disclosures by Justice Department whistleblowers.
“For the better part of a year, I’ve...
WASHINGTON – As a former chairman and now senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has led a decades-long effort to expose corruption and enact reforms in the U.S. organ transplant system. Today, Grassley spoke at a Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing to advocate for passage of his bipartisan legislation to...
