BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw a stringent new rule requiring more Americans to register for federal firearms licenses (FFL). Grassley cited the policy as the latest example of Biden’s executive branch skirting the legislative process, skewing its application of bipartisan laws and...
Q: What is POW/MIA Recognition Day?
A: More than four decades ago, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation to give special recognition to America’s service members who were prisoners of war (POW) or remain missing in action (MIA) and unaccounted for from conflicts that date as far back as World War II. Every year since 1979, Americans are called to...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), former and current chairman, respectively, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2023. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would end the unjust practice of judges increasing sentences based on conduct for which a defendant...
WASHINGTON – On the heels of his recent efforts to conduct oversight of the prison system, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) yesterday questioned Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Collette Peters at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Citing security risks, Grassley demanded answers on whether the United States followed through with a commitment –...
WASHINGTON – Iowa Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are doubling down on their efforts to seek answers from the Biden administration about recent moves to target federal firearms license (FFL) holders.
In a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the lawmakers are demanding information on a policy the agency is...
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued a statement on the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) August review. As the end of the fiscal year (FY) approaches, this report paints a more holistic picture of how federal laws have contributed to the dismal economic conditions Americans are experiencing...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: the Farm Bill, the Biden administration's energy policy, abuse of U.S. resources in Mexico used to advance cartel activity, President Biden's use of pseudonyms and personal email addresses for official government business and the federal budget.
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan senior members of the Senate Finance Committee are continuing their years-long push for accountability in the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system. New letters led this week by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former Finance Committee chairman, mark a powerful push to crack down on serious potential financial conflicts of...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The staff of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold traveling office hours in 17 Iowa counties during the month of September. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share views on matters of federal policy may stop by during the scheduled hours.
Grassley will be represented by his...
Q: What is on Congress’ plate in September?
A: The end of the fiscal year is September 30. One of the primary constitutional responsibilities Congress holds is power of the purse. The framers kept the purse strings directly connected to the people’s branch for good reason: At the ballot box, the people can hold their elected representatives accountable for...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is accepting applications from Iowa high school students who wish to be nominated and considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies.
The U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Naval Academy each select at least one qualified student from Grassley’s nominations...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), former chairman and current chairman, respectively, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced a resolution designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy.
“Our founders had tremendous foresight in building a government that champions ideological differences while uniting us under...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, today released a report surveying U.S. federal agencies’ historic failure to properly oversee U.S. resources provided to Mexico to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. The report finds that U.S. officials have consistently ignored credible...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Sen. McConnell, potential for government shutdown and continuing resolutions, Ukraine, Russia and North Korea, former President Trump, the Farm Bill and concerns heard on the annual 99 county tour.
Q: Why do you hold meetings with Iowans in every county, every year?
A: Dialogue is the essence of representative government. The people of Iowa place their trust in me to represent their views and values at the policymaking tables in Washington, D.C. By definition, that means I have a responsibility to keep in touch and find out what’s on their minds. I’m...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, are demanding that the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provide records and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are requesting the U.S. Department of Education conduct a nationwide audit to determine how much funding has flowed from hostile foreign governments to America’s K-12 classrooms. The inquiry stems from new data showing entities with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: protecting Iowa's rivers and streams, Mexico's corn tariffs, Proposition 12 and the EATS Act, the Farm Bill, prescription drug pricing, the indictments of former President Donald Trump and the Republican primary.
IDA GROVE, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today held his 99th county meeting in Iowa for the 43rd consecutive year with a public town meeting in Ida County.
With this meeting, Grassley marks the conclusion of another year in his 43-year practice of holding at least one meeting with Iowans in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. Grassley has done this...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration following April 24 - May 13, 2023 Mississippi River flooding. The declaration triggers the release of federal resources to Iowa counties that sustained damages.
“I’m...
