BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Ten Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers have secured compensation agreements with the FBI after months of negotiations mediated by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The whistleblowers, including Garret O’Boyle and Stephen Friend, were subjected to demotions, security clearance revocation and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced he has promoted Matt Rector to State Director and Penny Vacek to Deputy State Director. Rector and Vacek will assume their new roles on September 2. Carol Olson will retire on August 31, after serving as Grassley’s State Director since 2018.
“I’m very grateful for Carol’s contributions...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Blue Slips, Ethanol for America Act, Farm Bill, Election Integrity, Flag Burning Executive Order and History in Museums.
Q: What are you hearing from Iowans during your county meetings?
A: During the month of August, I take advantage when the Senate’s not in session to spend all my time in Iowa. As usual, I’m continuing my annual 99 county meetings and listening to Iowans across the state. By the end of the month, I’ll have reached 87 of our 99 counties so far this year and...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – In honor of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are leading efforts to highlight the dangers of fentanyl and how Americans can best protect themselves from the deadly drug. Earlier this month, the Senate unanimously passed the legislators’...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: the Durham Annex, Agriculture Programs and Farm Bill, Russiagate Accountability, Wind and Solar Tax Credits, Grassley 2028 Senate Run and Whistleblower Retaliation.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to investigate CBP bureaucrats for their retaliation against agency whistleblowers, and to hold all retaliators accountable for their actions.
In May, Grassley helped restore the careers of three CBP whistleblowers – Fred Wynn,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is making public Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data showing the Biden-Harris administration placed over 11,000 migrant children with unvetted sponsors who were not the child’s parent or legal guardian, and did not conduct home studies for over 79,000 migrant...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Nitrate Pollution, Cost of Living, Iowa’s Cancer Rates, Prop 12, Iowa’s Rank in Education and the National Guard in D.C.
Q: What is the Presidential Physical Fitness Award?
A: Nearly 70 years ago during the Eisenhower administration, the President’s Council on Youth Fitness developed a program to prioritize physical fitness, strength and healthy habits among America’s school-age children. Post-World War II, President Dwight Eisenhower wanted to ensure American youth didn’t...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding guidance released today by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for wind and solar projects seeking to qualify for clean energy tax credits.
“Based on my initial review, Treasury’s guidance seems to offer a viable path forward for the wind and solar industries to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated significant federal funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), dramatically enhancing ICE’s ability to safeguard American communities. The ICE funding was shepherded into law by the Senate Judiciary Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
“America’s...
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) held a question-and-answer session with members of the Iowa Restaurant Association, the Iowa Hotel and Lodging Association and the Iowa Latino Hospitality Council on Tuesday. The group discussed how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is benefiting Iowa workers through policies like no tax on tips or...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a bipartisan resolution celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“Renewable fuels lower prices at the...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to detect and halt counterfeit and pirated imports. The bipartisan and bicameral bill would authorize Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to share suspected counterfeits’ packing and shipping information with key intellectual...
Q: How is the Trump administration working to restore sanity to climate policies?
A: In the previous Congress, I served as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. The budget committee’s top job is drafting and enforcing the annual budget resolution that provides a public framework to manage the public purse. The budget resolution is the blueprint for...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with the committee’s Ranking Member, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), introduced the bipartisan Ethanol for America Act to make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15.
The bill eliminates unnecessary barriers by requiring the...
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to enhance access to information regarding the safety and quality of inpatient psychiatric care facilities (IPFs) to help patients and families make fully-informed decisions.
The Psychiatric...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) co-authored an op-ed in The Hill calling for immediate congressional action on their Combating Illicit Xylazine Act.
“The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act is a commonsense solution that...
Senator Grassley’s weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Blue Slips, the Future of Renewable Energy, Lowering Pharmaceutical Prices, the Economy’s Impact on Iowa, the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program and Texas Redistricting Efforts.
