BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to claw back nearly $100,000 in taxpayer dollars wasted by a former official. Dr. Katherine Lemos, former chairperson and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), improperly spent at least $97,835.79 on travel,...
Q: Why did you push for the USDA to open up CRP acres to emergency haying and grazing?
A: During my annual 99 county meetings, the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) often gets raised by Iowa landowners and farmers. This year, I’ve heard from producers who are struggling to access enough hay to feed their livestock due to drought conditions across the state....
DICKINSON COUNTY, IOWA – At yesterday’s FUELIowa summer board meeting, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of the Senate’s only corn farmers, delivered remarks on federal policies and regulations affecting the biofuels industry, as well as efforts to secure permanent authorization for year-round E15 sales.
“I appreciate the opportunity to speak directly...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced his membership in the inaugural Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus. The bipartisan caucus, co-chaired by Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), will raise awareness of veterinarians’ contributions to society and challenges facing their industry, including a growing...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting in Corydon on August 10 as part of his annual 99 county meetings.
“Representative government is a two-way street, and it requires continued dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I look forward to being in Wayne County to listen to Iowans’ comments and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, designating August as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month. The effort recognizes the economic value of trademarks and their role in protecting...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: whistleblower protections, Farm Program Integrity Act, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023, the impact of electric vehicles on gas taxes, AI oversight and the Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON – The Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating August 21, 2023 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) co-led the legislation.
“Fentanyl overdoses are taking a tragic toll on families. I’m working to tackle the illegal production and distribution of this deadly drug from...
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...
