WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the
Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act.
“In any industry, accountability is important. The
SALE Act will make sure both livestock dealers and farmers are protected moving forward without negatively impacting their...
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), released the findings of...
Independent CBO Says Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act Would Save Taxpayers $95 Billion, Reduce Out-of-Pocket Spending by $72 Billion, Reduce Premiums by $1 Billion Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released an analysis from the independent Congressional Budget...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today is calling ON the Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide public guidance on efforts to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus in its facilities. In a letter today to Attorney General William Barr and BOP...
Lawmakers seek details on agency reforms to improve efficiency & transparency
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) pressed the Justice Department (DOJ) to provide details on specific reforms being implemented to avoid a repeat of its drawn-out and opaque investigation of U.S. Park Police’s fatal shooting of Bijan...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Whistleblower Protections in the American Energy Innovation ActThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO Last week, I introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act. This amendment addresses a critical shortcoming with the whistleblower protections currently available to the power...
Q&A: Protect Yourself from Coronavirus and Related Scams
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What do Iowans need to know about protecting themselves from the coronavirus?
A: As the global outbreak reaches across the United States, the novel coronavirus is impacting public health and the economy as efforts to mitigate the spread of...
Washington – Four U.S. senators yesterday spoke about the continuing need to address rising prescription drug prices, advocating for the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, especially in light of what pharmaceutical therapies may be produced to treat and address ongoing and future epidemics. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaBijan Ghaisar Shooting InvestigationThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO In November of 2017, Bijan Ghaisar was shot and killed by two U.S. Park Police officers. He was unarmed and in his vehicle. The National Park Service oversees the U.S. Park Police and still hasn’t responded to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Mayor John Lundell and City Administrator Kelly Hayworth during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. Representatives of the national League of Cities also joined the meeting. “I was glad to meet with Coralville officials to discuss federal...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCOVID-19 ResponseThursday, March 12, 2020VIDEO Iowa has had 14 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19. My staff and I remain in constant communication with federal agencies to ensure that the federal government is properly managing emerging threats to public...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to introduce legislation to encourage the adoption of law enforcement peer counseling programs and protect the privacy of federal officers who participate. The
Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Lithuanian Restoration of Independence DayWednesday, March 11, 2020VIDEO Thirty years ago today, the freely elected parliament of Lithuania declared the restoration of that country’s independence. Lithuania’s brave actions began the breakup of the Soviet Union, something...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with Mayor Tom Lazio, Councilmen Bob Meyers and Marc Roe, City Administrator Philip Rath and Director of Public Works Larry Seals during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Lazio and other Ottumwa officials to discuss federal...
In warning to 74 colleges & school districts, Grassley details threats posed by Chinese influence
Updated March 12, 2020: This letter was sent to academic institutions that promoted Confucius Institutes on their websites. Three recipients were removed from the list below because they discontinued Confucius Institutes on campus prior...
The Epoch TimesMark TapscottMarch 10, 2020…Getting a handle on prescription drug prices is one of the few issues on which Republicans and Democrats in Congress appear able to work together in a bipartisan fashion. … The Grassley-Wyden “Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019” was approved on a bipartisan vote by the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today met with Mayor Robert Gallagher, Aldermen Frank Baden, Lisa Brown, Jerry Sechser, Scott Naumann, Scott Webster and City Administrator Decker Ploehn during their visit to Washington, D.C., for the League of Cities conference. “I was glad to meet with Mayor Gallagher and other officials from...
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White House: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has committed to work toward a drug pricing-package by May 22, when health-care provisions in last year’s appropriations deal expire.” Washington – The White House today released a statement of principles in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal mirroring the bipartisan...
Breitbart.comMatthew BoyleMarch 9, 2020 U.S. Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told Breitbart News exclusively that his plan to reform prescription drug pricing would specifically focus on reining in federal taxpayer spending on drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid plans. “The bill would basically reform a lot of...
