WASHINGTON -- Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today led 20 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution designating July 30, 2023 as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.”
The bipartisan resolution celebrates whistleblowers’ courageous contributions to...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 07-10-23.
Topics include: the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Biden’s student debt transfer scheme; the EATS Act; the Farm Bill; market consolidation in the meat processing sector; and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Q: Why do you embrace social media as a federal lawmaker?
A: When pioneering platforms emerged on the online social networking space two decades ago, I was among the first lawmakers to adopt social media as a tool for direct dialogue. Using an unfiltered communications pipeline via the internet gave me another way to communicate with Iowans. Dialogue is the...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics discussed included: burdensome EPA regulations, the United States' decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, the EATS Act, efforts to pack the Supreme Court and the Department of Defense’s sloppy bookkeeping.
WASHINGTON – A bicameral group of senior lawmakers is calling for an immediate review of reported reprisal against investigators who raised concern about the Hunter Biden investigation. In a letter to the Office of Special Counsel, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), cofounder of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overrule the Biden administration’s proposed plan to transfer student debt repayment by forcing American taxpayers to pay off billions of dollars in student loans incurred by other borrowers.
“Iowans in each of the sixteen counties I visited this week...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Thursday, July 6 in Mount Pleasant 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...
Q: What opportunities does your office have for college-age students?
A: No matter the job, nothing compares to real life work experience. Whether waiting tables, starting an IV in a patient or working in an office or on an assembly line, getting work experience under one’s belt burnishes skills, informs career goals, adds job experience to one’s resume and...
WASHINGTON -- The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement about the report.
"This report paints a dire picture of the far-reaching implications of our fiscal status quo. If we don't get serious about reining...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is again accepting applications for the Fall 2023 intern class. Internships are available for college-aged Iowans.
Throughout his service in the Senate, Grassley has welcomed over a thousand individuals to participate in his internship program, an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and learn more about...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconcile two proposed regulations that would likely decrease the supply of electricity to the grid while significantly increasing demand. One rule shutters power plants that fail to meet strict emissions caps, and the other accelerates a...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Iowa communities will receive federal resources for broadband and public transportation initiatives through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation U.S. Sen. Grassley supported in 2021. These grants are in addition to the awards announced last week.
“Access to efficient broadband and transportation is critical to...
WASHINGTON – The Senate last week unanimously passed two pieces of legislation spearheaded by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) to prevent foreign governments from quietly influencing U.S. policy. These bipartisan bills would close loopholes that foreign governments, including adversaries in the Chinese Communist Party and the Kremlin,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, joined Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. security priorities ahead of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. Allies will meet on July 11th and 12th to consider next...
Q: Are farmers markets expanding in Iowa?
A: More and more entrepreneurs are embracing the roots of Iowa’s agrarian heritage by producing and selling farm-fresh, wholesome products to their local community. For generations, Iowans have participated in the seasonal tradition of pulling over to the side of the road to buy freshly picked sweet corn from the...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced a Senate resolution designating June as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month.” The bipartisan resolution shines a light on instances of exploitation and abuse against America’s senior population and commends those working to assist victims of elder abuse.
“We should look up to,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) in reintroducing Kate’s Law. The bicameral bill would establish a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any person with multiple convictions, or a conviction for an...
WASHINGTON – At today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, senior committee member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) touted the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, bipartisan legislation he and his colleagues introduced to permanently authorize a cattle contract library and establish regional minimums for the percentage of non-contract cattle sales....
WASHINGTON – The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization dedicated to confronting anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, recognized Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) for their efforts to shine a light on previously-undisclosed Nazi-linked accounts held by Credit...
WASHINGTON – Several Iowa communities are getting an injection of federal resources to support essential local infrastructure projects, thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Sen. Grassley supported in 2021. The Department of Transportation today announced that Cedar Falls, Clear Lake and nine additional counties will receive more than...
