Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is today asking the administration to take every reasonable effort to shore up the safety of the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain and crack down on those defrauding hospitals.
“Hospitals and health care workers are busy saving lives and protecting the country...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and 72 of their Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan
letter urging support for rural radio and televisions broadcasters and local newspapers during the Coronavirus pandemic.
“Our radio and television broadcasters and rural newspapers provide local and national news,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and 14 of their Senate colleagues in expressing concerns with the impact that deteriorating global market conditions caused by COVID-19 will have on developing countries and the potential geopolitical implications of relief efforts.
In a letter to Treasury...
Q&A: COVID-19 & Nursing HomesWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What concerns do you have about nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic?A: Protecting the health and safety of patients, residents and their care providers is the number one concern. That’s why the Trump administration in March issued a temporary ban restricting non-essential...
Washington
– A bipartisan group of senators is today urging the Treasury Department to extend the safe harbor provisions for both the energy production tax credit and the energy investment tax credit to accommodate the significant development slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 public health crisis.
“As the ongoing COVID-19 crisis continues to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and 52 members of Congress in sending a bicameral
letter to Senate and House leadership calling for an end to taxpayer funding of China’s dangerous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) laboratory, which has been linked to the origin of the coronavirus outbreak.
In...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is reiterating the importance of inspectors general (IGs) in promoting well-functioning and accountable government. Their crucial work relies on access to government records and sharing their findings with Congress. In a letter to the President of the United States, Grassley...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the
Social Security and
Medicare Boards of Trustees’ annual reports. The projections and analyses in these reports do not reflect the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Social Security and Medicare programs.
“It’s...
Butler County, Iowa – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after the Senate unanimously approved additional COVID-19 response funding, including for the Paycheck Protection Program established under the CARES Act. Senate Democrats blockaded this additional funding for two weeks, even as that program...
Grassley Had Called on CMS to Take Similar Steps Days Ahead of CMS Announcement Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding an announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring nursing homes and other long-term care facilities to report all...
ICYMI: The Steele dossier just sustained another body blow. What do CNN and MSNBC have to say?
Erik Wemple
Washington Post Media Critic
Published April 18, 2020
NOTE: At the urging of U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), federal agencies
declassified footnotes from a December
Justice Department inspector general report....
Finance Committee Chairman Seeks Information about Malfeasance and Misuse of Relief as Money Flows for COVID Relief
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is today inquiring about questionable contracts and potentially wasted relief money related to the fight against COVID-19 and other disasters in Puerto...
ICYMI: Coronavirus won't derail Grassley’s 99-county tourErin MurphyLee EnterprisesReleased on Friday, April 18, 2020 The novel coronavirus has upended the way of life across this country and the globe. Nothing, it seems, is immune from the virus’ impact as everyone takes steps to limit its destruction.…But there is one tradition...
Iowa agriculture plows ahead on front lines of pandemic By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig As crop farmers charge ahead into the spring planting season, livestock producers are putting in longer hours to keep meat, dairy and eggs on the grocery store shelves. As a leading producer of corn, soybeans, pork,...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), “father” of the wind energy production tax credit and a longtime advocate for homegrown renewable energy, issued the following statement on wind energy becoming the leading source of electricity in Iowa. “The proof is in the pudding. Harnessing wind power to generate more than...
Washington
– Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma regarding several issues related to the outbreak of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and assisted...
Saluting heroes, helpers and Iowans hunkering down Iowans of all ages are coping with the disruption affecting life events, from weddings, funerals and graduations to sports seasons and birthday celebrations. By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa Countless lessons await medical scholars, political scientists, economists and students of history when...
Q&A: CARES Act Relief for FarmersWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What’s in the CARES Act to help farmers?A: The coronavirus pandemic is hitting American agriculture especially hard. As millions of Americans stay home to help stop the spread of the virus, the drop in demand for fuel and food service sales is disrupting biofuels and farm...
