WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today questioned Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Grassley highlighted the importance of reining in the federal budget, protecting whistleblowers and responding to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. Grassley and Cortez Masto unanimously passed a similar resolution last Congress. Further information on...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: President Trump’s inauguration and legislative priorities, birthright citizenship, President Trump withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and World Health Organization, the Tiktok ban, deportations and former-President Biden’s preemptive pardons.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order restoring American energy dominance:
“President Trump said today he wants to lead a ‘revolution of common sense,’ and embracing an all-of-the-above energy approach is a way to do just that. Enhancing domestic energy production by expanding...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive orders to secure the border:
“Americans voted overwhelmingly for President Trump because they want safety restored throughout our nation. Today, the will of the American people was set into action....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Senate’s passage of the Grassley-backed Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft or burglary. The bill was amended to expand detention requirements for illegal immigrants found to have assaulted a police officer or...
Q: What are you doing to stop human trafficking? A: Although it’s hard to believe human trafficking and forced labor exists in the 21st century, these horrible crimes take place right underneath our noses, even in rural America. Over the years, I’ve learned that children, runaways, foster youth and migrants are targeted for illicit sex trafficking and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in launching the bipartisan Inspector General (IG) Caucus. The IG Caucus will support federal watchdogs in their efforts to ensure government accountability and compliance with the law.
“Inspectors General play an essential role in...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on “The Nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States: Day 2”
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Good morning, everybody. Welcome back for our second day of the hearing on Ms. Bondi’s nomination for Attorney General. As I...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today spoke with Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent about the importance of reducing sky-high spending, protecting whistleblowers at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and responding to congressional oversight.
Video and excerpts of his...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of legislation that strengthened the False Claims Act, is urging the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the constitutionality of the law’s critical qui tam provision, which allows whistleblowers to bring lawsuits against fraudsters on...
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on “The Nomination of the Honorable Pamela Jo Bondi to be Attorney General of the United States”
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to this very important hearing to consider the nomination of former Florida Attorney General...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Pure Prairie Poultry, PRINTS Act, supporting local law enforcement, updates on Hurricane Helene damage, the presidential inauguration and Grassley's priorities for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Judiciary Committee member Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing a bill to protect vulnerable migrant children by boosting security measures at the southern border.
“Over the last four years, child exploitation at our nation’s southern border has exploded. This...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and a lifelong family farmer, today issued the following statement regarding the newly-released Biden Treasury Department’s 45Z guidance:
“Once again, the Biden administration has left farmers with more questions than answers. I’m disappointed the Biden...
Q: What prompted your bipartisan investigation into private equity’s stake in hospital ownership?
A: In the last Congress, I launched a bipartisan inquiry to dig into the impact that private equity ownership of hospitals has had on patient care and rural health care. Specifically, my concerns were prompted following a tragic incident at Ottumwa Regional...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing Polk County, Clay County and the city of Merrill will receive a total of $15,342,095 to update several railroad crossings. The award will be administered through the Department of Transportation’s Railroad Crossing Elimination program, which was established in the Grassley-backed Infrastructure...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 42 Senate Republicans in introducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges to exercise those rights in any state that allows concealed carry, within the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and the entire Senate Republican Conference in reintroducing legislation to fight crime stemming from illegal immigration. Companion legislation introduced by...
