WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports that EPA “made it easier for oil refineries to get waivers from the nation’s biofuel law at least four months before a 2017 court...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to improve access to assistance for first responders permanently disabled in the line of duty. The
Protecting America’s First Responders Act establishes guidelines for determining eligibility for federal benefit under...
WASHINGTON – On Friday, May 17, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa will be in Davenport and Buffalo for meetings with community leaders, emergency managers, small business owners and other Iowans affected by flooding in the region. The topic of the meetings will be the devastating floods impacting eastern Iowa. Grassley will be available for 15...
NOTE: Sen. Grassley this week sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan seeking information about price gouging at the Pentagon. Grassley also published an op-ed on the topic. Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Price Gouging at the PentagonWednesday, May 15, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the department, seeking more information about how the Department of Defense (DoD) contracts with businesses and other entities in overpricing, as well as its process to collect cost data...
WASHINGTON – Today Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) to introduce legislation requiring the U.S. government to develop a list of scientific and engineering institutions affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Gary Peters of Michigan today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help states identify and meet the needs of children who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, also known as dual status youth.The Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT)...
Prepared Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaNAIFA Congressional ConferenceOn the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019Wednesday, May 14, 2019 Good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to update you on some of the work before the Senate Finance Committee. The committee has a full agenda for the 116th Congress. We are...
Opening Remarks by U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of IowaChairman, U.S. Senate Finance CommitteeHearing on Challenges to the Retirement SystemTuesday, May 14, 2019VIDEO Good morning. Today the committee will continue its work on retirement security and the challenges facing the U.S. retirement system.I want to welcome our witnesses this morning. I look...
Project Aims to Memorialize Veterans’ Service for Historical Record WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered recorded interviews and documents comprising the stories of service from 20 veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Last November, Grassley’s office...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois, along with Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Angus King of Maine, today introduced bipartisan legislation to codify recent regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn National Police WeekMonday, May 13, 2019VIDEO This week marks “National Police Week,” which is dedicated to the brave men and women of law enforcement. Police officers prioritize the safety of their neighbors and fellow citizens above their own. This week gives us an...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCo-Chairman, Congressional Caucus on Foster YouthMonday, May 13, 2019VIDEO May is National Foster Care Month. Due to the opioid crisis and other substance abuse issues plaguing communities in Iowa and across the country, the number of kids in foster care is rapidly rising. In 2017,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the escalating trade war with China.“I’m disappointed by the news out of Washington and Beijing about additional tariffs. Increasing U.S. tariffs on...
Q&A: Older Americans MonthBy U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is the month of May observed as Older Americans Month? A: More than a half-century ago, President John F. Kennedy encouraged Americans to pay tribute to older citizens and their lifetime contributions of work and service. He recognized parents and grandparents hand down the...
WASHINGTON – In letters sent yesterday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are highlighting concerns regarding
the FBI’s possible awareness of political...
Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the House Judiciary Committee Vote to Hold the Attorney General in ContemptThursday, May 9, 2019VIDEO Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt of Congress.Mr. Barr has been transparent.He made the Mueller report available to them – 99 percent...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today requested answers about serious allegations of misconduct and abuse by federally-funded grantees operating facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children. In a letter to Lynn Johnson, the Assistant Secretary at...
