WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced he has named longtime aide Jennifer Heins as his next Chief of Staff. Heins will take the helm in April as Aaron Cummings is set to depart after nearly six years of Senate service.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the service and support Aaron has provided me and my staff. Under his leadership, we’ve...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), former and current chairman, respectively, of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA). POWADA would level the playing field for older workers and restore safeguards against age-based discrimination. The bill would...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Governor Kim Reynolds’ signing of state legislation to enable Rural Emergency Hospitals (REH) to exist in Iowa:
“I applaud Governor Reynolds and the Iowa General Assembly for passing legislation to enable Rural Emergency Hospitals to exist in Iowa. This action follows federal...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the administration’s failure to establish control over the southern border, various threats to national security posed by foreign nationals—especially those...
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) to crack down on...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 34 Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan cancelation proposal, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here.Topics discussed include: the
schedule of the 118th Congress, bank closures and congressional role, Healthy Moms and Babies Act, the renewable fuels industry
and E-15 availability year round, the banning of Tik Tok, foreign ownership of
farmland and approaching high school graduation...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act will reduce fraud and abuse in our immigration system, provide...
Q: Why is it important to celebrate American agriculture?
A: Whether you wake up and fuel up with bacon and eggs or have milk and cereal for breakfast, busy households might take for granted the hard work it takes to ensure American families have food on the table for three square meals a day. As a lifelong family farmer, I’m proud to serve as a voice for...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have introduced the Healthy Moms and Babies Act to improve maternal and child health care. The United States has a maternal health crisis that particularly affects women of color and those living in rural America. The Healthy Moms and Babies Act builds on Grassley and Hassan’s longstanding...
WASHINGTON -- Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their resolution recognizing the month of March as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month.
“Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are serious health complications,” Grassley and Luján said. “We encourage all...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a former chairman and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, today praised the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The announcement follows years of bipartisan oversight work spearheaded by Grassley, which uncovered critical...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today led bipartisan colleagues in reintroducing the Next Generation Fuels Act, legislation that would leverage higher-octane fuels to improve engine efficiency and performance. Allowing the sale of fuels with greater octane levels would increase the amount of ethanol that can be utilized in the fuel supply, in turn...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act, introduced by committee chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. The bill increases transparency in prescription drug pricing and hold pharmacy benefit...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has once again been recognized for his legislative effectiveness by a non-partisan research organization. The Center for Effective Lawmaking released its latest Legislative Effectiveness Scores (LES) for the 117th Congress, which ranked Grassley among the most effective lawmakers in the U.S. Senate.
"I take my...
WASHINGTON – The bipartisan PBM Transparency Act would save taxpayers $740 million over 10 years, according to a preliminary estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The savings report comes as the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee prepares to consider the legislation later this week. The bill, which enjoys broad support...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here.Topics discussed include: China’s
President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meeting, Farm Bill
discussion and areas of focus moving forward (crop insurance, CRP, food stamp
expansion, etc.), E-15 year round availability, cameras and media in the court
rooms and veteran...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services on their handling of potential conflicts of interest arising from the appointment of a former pharmaceutical industry consultant to the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Grassley also made the following comment:
“We need...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will?host his fourth Federal Judiciary Youth Summit for high school juniors and seniors on Friday, May 12, from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. CT at the Council Bluffs Federal Courthouse. Thirty-eight high schools from the Southern District of Iowa are invited to participate in the program.??
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a fierce advocate of rural healthcare, wrote to four private companies with investments in the Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, Iowa, following the egregious assault of nine female patients by a nurse practitioner at the hospital. In the letter, Grassley asks each company for a review of their financial...
