WASHINGTON – After misrepresentations and a lack of transparency from the Pentagon watchdog, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding clarity and a full accounting of potential oversights in the Defense Department’s Inspector General (DOD OIG) review of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract (JEDI).
“It might be that the Defense Department...
Q&A: New Year Agenda
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What’s in store for the second session of the 117th Congress?
A: As we enter the third year of the pandemic, Congress has a full plate heading into the New Year. No doubt Americans are ready to turn the page and move on with their lives without worrying about COVID infections disrupting...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 01-03-21Topics include: 2022 priorities, disaster relief, vaccine mandate, teacher shortage, 1/6 anniversary, Iowa legislature, voting rights and the specialized trade industry.
BUTLER COUNTY,IOWA - As 2021 comes to a close, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an overview of his legislative and oversight work forIowans over the past 12 months.
“Serving the people of Iowa as their United States Senator is my first priority and it's an honor that I take seriously. As ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and through...
Q&A: Avoid Scams After Natural Disasters
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: How severe were the December storms in Iowa?
A: In our state’s 175-year history, Iowans are no strangers to natural disasters. For the better part of the year, Iowans managed recovery efforts from the derecho that swept across the state in August 2020. The National Weather...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 12-28-21Topics include: Biofuels, voting rights, meth bill, border crisis, big tech, SALT tax and Build Back Better bill.
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) partnered with senators Roger Marshall (Kan.), Jim Inhofe (Okla.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Joni Ernst (Iowa) introduced the National Biosecurity Improvement Act, legislation to ensure federally-funded research involving potentially dangerous pathogens does not compromise...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) nominated 33 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies.
“These young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection of our state. Their accomplishments, leadership and desire to serve are exceptional, and signal continued...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Richard Shelby (R-AL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pressing federal authorities to explain what’s being
done to combat a spate of organized theft that’s occurred in communities across
the country. Organized crime rings that target retail stores often rely on
internet communications to coordinate flash mobs and resell the stolen...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found here: Capitol Hill Report, 12-21-21Topics include: Build Back Better bill, inflation, fuel costs, COVID-19 variant, border wall, fertilizer letter to DOJ and Grassley Christmas celebration.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Iowa airports will receive at least $24.5 million in federal infrastructure grant funds next year, thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure law that was passed earlier this year with support from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
“Aviation plays a crucial role in keeping Iowans connected with each other and with the rest of the nation. We...
Q&A: Consumer Alert for Holiday Shopping
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What should consumers know when shopping for gifts during the holiday season and beyond?
A: The pandemic fueled online shopping as more Americans turned to e-commerce to purchase everyday goods and gifts. Estimates project record-setting online shopping this holiday season,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Attorney General Garland calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate concerns raised by American farmers about possible anti-competitive activity and market manipulation in the fertilizer industry.
“Fertilizer is an essential input for farmers across the country. Without fertilizer,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following comment on the Senate Parliamentarian’s guidance finding the third iteration of the mass amnesty provisions of Democrats’ tax-and-spend reconciliation bill in violation of Senate budget rules.
“This guidance confirms, once again, what everyone...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led his colleagues in the Iowa Congressional delegation to urge U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to co-locate the Critical Materials Supply Chain research facility in the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) with the existing Critical Materials Institute located at the DOE Ames...
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act, cosponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 71 other Senators, unanimously passed the Senate. Grassley first learned about the Ghost Army legislation from his constituent, Caleb Sinnwell of Nashua, Iowa, when he won first place in the National History Day Project for his website about...
WASHINGTON – Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today are calling on Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to convene a full committee hearing on the rise in violent crime across the country. Their request comes the day after senators were prohibited from participating virtually in a Chicago-based...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the EPA from reducing the minimum applicable volume of biofuels into transportation fuel once the RVO levels are finalized for any given year. This would prevent the EPA from retroactively reducing 2020 or future finalized RVO levels. The...
WASHINGTON – The Senate last night passed the Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021,
legislation introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley
(R-Iowa). The bill designates methamphetamine as an emerging drug threat and
directs the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to implement a plan
to address the rising use of...
