Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) today sent a
letter to U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Chairman Jason E. Kearns requesting that the Commission conduct a follow-on investigation to...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today commended U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on the announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to 11 EDA Economic Development District organizations across Iowa to update economic development plans...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to include liquid egg producers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Grassley, Ernst, Reynolds and Naig sent a letter to Secretary Sonny...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $8.4 million grant to the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city will use this grant to make flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced
bipartisan legislation to extend the current year-end deadline for states to use federal
CARES Act assistance, as well as any future funding to state and local governments, through 2021.
“As part of the
CARES Act, Congress approved $150...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Severe Storms in IowaTuesday, August 11, 2020VIDEO Yesterday, many parts of my home state were hit by extreme winds and severe storms. Trees are uprooted, roadways are obstructed, crops are severely damaged and grain bins are busted. Over 400,000 households lost power. Just like...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democrats Blocking Coronavirus Relief LegislationDelivered on Monday, August 10, 2020VIDEO Today, our national public health and economic crisis continues without additional legislative action. Reports over the weekend indicate that the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader...
Q&A: COVID-19 Fuels Chinese EspionageWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: What’s the latest red flag with regard to China’s efforts to steal U.S. research? A: The theft of American ingenuity and know-how by foreign agents is a tale as old as the republic. However, in the global race to find treatments and cures for COVID-19, the...
Bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Collins, Menendez & Grassley WASHINGTON – Approximately one in 10 seniors aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse. For people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, the prevalence is much higher, with some estimates putting it at just over 50 percent. The U.S....
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) becoming law. August 8, 2020 will mark 15 years since the legislation was signed into law. Grassley supported this program since its inception when it was authorized under the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Ernst...
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Methamphetamine Response Act, a bill declaring methamphetamine an emerging drug threat which would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to develop, implement and make public a national plan to prevent methamphetamine addiction and...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order encouraging domestic manufacturing of drugs and other medical goods critical to public health. “The coronavirus pandemic exposed many weaknesses in our medical supply chain....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and eight of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following joint statement ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998. The senators called on the Trump...
“Compromise isn’t one-sided. We’re working for the American people. We’ve got to deliver.” WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined David Westin on Bloomberg TV to discuss ongoing coronavirus relief negotiations and the congressional Democrats playing politics instead of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Finance CommitteeThursday, August 6, 2020VIDEO Every day we can see that this public health crisis is also an economic crisis. During the shutdowns, some employers shuttered completely and others were forced to lay off workers. Tens of millions of jobs were saved thanks to the...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Annual Meskwaki PowwowThursday, August 6, 2020VIDEO This year, many important annual community events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year, the Meskwaki Powwow serves as an opportunity to bring the Meskwaki Tribe together with fellow Iowans to share, learn and...
Grassley provisions protect whistleblowers; promote proper use of funds WASHINGTON – The Senate passed landmark legislation reforming safeguards for Olympic and amateur athletes in the wake of widespread abuse and exploitation by officials tasked with overseeing and caring for young athletes. The legislation includes provisions authored by Sen....
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Democratic Interference in Oversight InvestigationsWednesday, August 5, 2020VIDEO History has a way of repeating itself. If we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we are bound to repeat them. As the November election draws near, and as foreign adversaries again seek to...
Iowans have spoken: Make prescription drugs affordableThe measure roots out unfair pricing shenanigans and perverse payment incentives that allow pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of the system at taxpayer and patient expense.By Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst For two weeks this July, we crisscrossed our state, carrying forward a...
