Washington – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released a report that revealed millions of dollars in questionable financial transactions between Hunter Biden and his associates and foreign...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.) and seven additional members of Congress to send a
letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide additional funding for projects that will improve safety and navigation on the Lower Missouri River. The letter was cosigned by Sens. Josh Hawley...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeTuesday, September 22, 2020VIDEO Last week, former Vice President Biden released his presidential tax plan. He vowed to raise taxes immediately on U.S. businesses, even though our country is recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression....
A Democratic Senate pattern, from Bork to the filibuster rule Wall Street Journal EditorialPublished September 20, 2020 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress....
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democrats’ Claiming They Want to Eliminate the FilibusterTuesday, September 22, 2020VIDEO Those on the other side of the aisle who openly say they will end the filibuster if they get the majority should explain why they continue to vote to filibuster important issues like police...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following statement about the current Supreme Court vacancy after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “In 2016, with an open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court and a window into the type of justice he’d...
The Iowa Congressional delegation is working to ensure Iowa farmers and producers have support through the Commodity Credit Corporation in the midst of COVID-19, derecho recovery and extreme drought
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined his colleagues in the Iowa Congressional delegation in
urging Speaker of the House of...
WASHINGTON -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released IRS data showing a significant increase in syndicated conservation easement transactions. Last month, the Finance Committee released a bipartisan report on syndicated conservation easement...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Senate President pro tempore, today released the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “For more than a quarter century on the highest court in the land, Justice Ginsburg fought tirelessly for greater justice, equality and opportunity for all...
Senate Democrats try to smear colleagues for investigating Hunter and Ukraine. By Kim StrasselThe Wall Street JournalPublished September 17, 2020 When Democrats look at Russia, they don’t see a geopolitical threat. They see the political gift that keeps giving. They now hope it produces for Joe Biden.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and...
Q&A: Good News for BiofuelsWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What action did the Trump administration take to boost biofuels?A: Federal law requires the U.S. fuel supply to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel, which helps petroleum fuels burn more cleanly and replaces a petroleum-based substance that was used for that purpose but was...
The Iowa senators are calling on the agency to help address the unmet recovery needs of Iowa’s agriculture community impacted by the August derecho and extreme drought conditions
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today
urged the United States Department of Agriculture...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network and David Westin on Bloomberg TV to discuss stalled stimulus negotiations and Democrats’ unwillingness to compromise.“…they think it’s to their political advantage not to do anything. If it’s to their...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaRespect Our ElectionsThursday, September 17, 2020VIDEO Before the 2016 election, Democrats speculated feverishly that Donald Trump might not accept the election results. Then he won, and they refused to accept that result. They sought to delegitimize his election, citing...
The Iowa senators introduced a bill to provide tax relief to the individuals, families, and small businesses in the Presidentially declared disaster areas following the August derecho. WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) continued their efforts to provide support for Iowans impacted...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) announcement that it is awarding a $518,400 grant to the city of Iowa Falls, Iowa, to flood-proof the public water supply and wastewater treatment facility to protect businesses from flooding. The EDA grant, to be matched with $129,600 in...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeWednesday, September 16, 2020VIDEO We have recently seen yet another manufactured crisis from Democrats. As usual during an election season, if there aren’t any real issues regarding Social Security, Democrats make one up to scare people into...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today commended the Economic Development Administration (EDA) following the announcement that it is awarding a $2.9 million grant to the city of Marshalltown, Iowa, to make infrastructure improvements needed to support industrial development. The EDA grant will be matched with $1.4 million in state funds and...
“We will not let scammers and price gougers use this tragedy to raise prices to sky-high levels and thwart Iowans from repairing and rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities.”
WASHINGTON – After hearing from Iowans whose lives have been devastated by the derecho, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are calling on the...
