Senator Grassley reads thank you notes from Iowa seniors in 2019 for his work on bipartisan prescription drug reform at the Iowa AARP state fair booth.
Oversight and Investigations
During his annual 99 county meetings, Senator Grassley has heard about the variety of issues facing Iowans of all ages in making sure they receive safe and affordable...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing to examine allegations of widespread...
BUTLER COUNTY – Next week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting Tuesday, August 30 in Taylor County. This will mark his 99th county meeting in Iowa for the 42nd consecutive year as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,”...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 08-23-22Topics include: year anniversary of departing Afghanistan, hiring more IRS agents, Iowan's optimism about the country, economic recession, FBI reputation, police bills with Sen. Ossoff, access to natural gas and the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON – Leading senators on key oversight committees are calling for additional transparency about Afghan evacuees who’ve been flagged as potential security threats after arriving in the United States following insufficient security screenings. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the respective ranking...
Q&A: Beefing Up IRS
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What’s your beef with the Biden administration beefing up the IRS?
A: President Biden will fatten up the IRS to the tune of $80 billion thanks to the so-called Inflation Reduction Act that squeaked through Congress on a party-line vote. The administration plans to double the size of the IRS...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – This week, Sens.
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Jon
Ossoff (D-Ga.) saw their bipartisan bill that seeks to improve public safety
signed into law. The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act will fund
training programs to help law enforcement better recognize, understand and
assist individuals...
NEW HARTFORD – Next week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting Wednesday, August 24 in Lyon County as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,” Grassley said. “I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions...
WINTERSET, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, met with leaders from various nutrition organizations, businesses and non-profits while hosting a roundtable on nutrition programs at Capital City Fruit in Norwalk yesterday. The roundtable discussion was held as part of Grassley’s annual 99 county meetings across...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with committee members John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) are calling on the Justice Department to detail steps being taken to ensure that the Brookings Institution and other think tanks tied to foreign governments and enterprises comply with...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following joint statement
after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a key rule allowing
hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter, an effort they have worked on since 2017: "Five years after our bipartisan Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act became
law, consumers...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 08-16-22
Topics include: Mar-a-Lago raid, IRS funding, reconciliation bill, teacher shortages and the trade deficit.
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged Attorney
General Merrick Garland to correct course and prioritize protecting the
American people from violent crime instead of pursuing opportunities to
disparage political enemies and reward allies. In a letter to Garland,
Grassley reminds the nation’s...
Q&A: Iowa State Fair
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What’s in store for fair-goers at the Iowa State Fair?
A: For generations of Iowans, the Iowa State Fair is one of the most anticipated events of the year to celebrate our agricultural heritage, industrial innovation and achievements. Throughout 11 days, from Aug. 11-21, 2022, there is...
Senator
Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 08-11-22Topics
include: the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago, DOJ transparency, the Inflation Reduction Act, prescription drug pricing and insulin
amendments, new 87,000 IRS agents and the Invest
to Protect Act.
WASHINGTON – Next week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting Wednesday, August 17 in Wayne County as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent,” Grassley said. “I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
is pushing the Biden administration to provide a concrete plan for implementing
two critical measures that would improve prescription drug price transparency
and hold health insurance companies accountable. Specifically, Grassley
requests an update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
on the status...
BETTENDORF, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with families served by the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) and home visitors who provide the services at the Genesis Visiting Nurses Association Home Healthcare Services yesterday. The roundtable discussion was held as part of Grassley’s annual 99 county meetings across...
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today issued the following statement after speaking with FBI Director Wray:
“Less than a week ago, I expressed serious concern that what little remains of the FBI’s credibility is on the line following its inconsistent handling of politically sensitive investigations, failure...
DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA – The U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced nearly $25 million in overall
grant funding for the cities of Dubuque, Muscatine and Waterloo to help
complete roadway, bridge, wastewater management and other related projects. The
grant program was continued in
the bipartisan infrastructure law supported by Sen. Chuck Grassley...
