On Tuesday, during my weekly ag call, I discussed the summertime waiver for ethanol sales, Russia's hindrance of global grain sales, and the debt limit. Listen to the ag call here.
WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Budget, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding that he produce and preserve all records related to his correspondence with Hunter Biden. ...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week joins Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raising concerns with the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO’s) efforts to force the Biden administration’s unrealistic environmental, social, and governance...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics discussed include: the approval of E-15 summer sales, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, whistleblowers regarding the overcharge of Medicare and Medicaid and the False Claims Act, the FAFSA Simplication Act and the impact on farming families and the debt ceiling.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Gary Peters (D-Mich), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-BN.C.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act to reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), longtime advocate for the benefits of renewable fuels, released the following comment after the Biden Administration’s reported decision to issue an emergency waiver allowing summertime sales of higher blend ethanol fuels.
“I’m glad the administration is today doing what I have been requesting. There’s no reason not...
Q: What’s wrong with the changes made to the federal student aid program?
A: Iowans across the state are preparing for the annual rite of passage as seniors prepare to graduate from high school and look ahead to the next chapter in their lives. It’s a time of celebration to take stock of one’s achievements and an important moment to set goals for the future....
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is today reintroducing legislative reforms that will shine a light on efforts by foreign interests to influence American policy and public opinion. The Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act adds teeth to existing law aimed at ensuring public awareness of lobbying campaigns pushed by foreign...
WASHINGTON – As many states, including Iowa, face a worsening shortage of qualified foster parents, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) this week reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve recruitment, retention and support for foster parents. The Recruiting Families Using Data Act would make the Title IV-B Diligent Recruitment Plan...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics discussed include: an update on the Mexico GMO corn ban, ethics of Supreme Court justices, mass shootings and assault weapons ban, the EAGLES Act, Senator Grassley’s floor speech on the political weaponization of the Department of Justice and FBI and the First Step Act.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), along with Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), to reintroduce the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, raising concerns over retired military officers working for foreign governments. The lawmakers are...
Des Moines, Iowa – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host the United States Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights on Monday, May 1st, and Tuesday, May 2nd, for Iowa students interested in applying to our nation’s military academies. Every year, Grassley and Ernst each nominate 10 individuals to each of the U.S. Service...
Q: How was Social Security saved 40 years ago?A: A bipartisan commission created in 1981 by Congress and President Ronald Reagan set aside partisanship for the public good to save Social Security. Back then, the public retirement program was heading for fiscal insolvency. Specifically, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would have run out of...
WASHINGTON – Sen U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today reintroduced the bipartisan Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs, in order to empower patients and reduce spending on medications. The Government...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead sponsors of the landmark First Step Act (FSA), reintroduced three pieces of criminal justice reform legislation today to further implement the FSA and advance its goals. The First Step Act, which was signed into...
WASHINGTON – In an effort to improve accountability at big banks and ensure managers of failed banks don’t profit from their mismanagement and negligence, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Bank Management Accountability Act (S. 1181). The bipartisan bill would make it easier for banking regulators to claw back...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today led a group of 18 Republican colleagues in introducing a broad package to clarify and strengthen violent crime laws related to attacks on law enforcement, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and other offenses. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act resolves discrepancies brought on by conflicting...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco about the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) failure to produce documents regarding its foreign operations in Mexico, mismanagement of U.S. resources sent to foreign countries and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) this week to introduce the Project Safe Childhood Act, which would make improvements to the investigation and prosecution of online child exploitation.
“We must do all we can to ensure America’s...
