Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCelebrating Pfizer Vaccine Trial NewsMonday, November 9, 2020VIDEO This morning, Pfizer announced positive results from its eagerly awaited coronavirus vaccine trial, with early data suggesting the vaccine is 90 percent effective. This trial is taking place at over 120 sites, including at...
Q&A: Veterans Day
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What new lifetime benefit did the Trump administration announce for veterans?
A: The U.S. Secretary of Interior announced at the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum in Johnston that starting on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2020, all U.S. veterans and Gold Star families will be given free entry into national...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) regional directors based in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Davenport, Des Moines and Council Bluffs will hold traveling office hours in 36 counties around Iowa throughout November. Iowans seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share concerns on matters of...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a family farmer, completed his two social media series called #CornWatch and #SoybeanWatch for 2020. The annual series gives followers an inside look at farming operations on the Grassley family farm in New Hartford, Iowa. Over the course of 28 weeks, he highlighted the progression, from planting to...
Q&A: Social Security
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Is there a plan in Congress to defund Social Security?
A: No. Every few years, almost like clockwork, there are claims that there are serious proposals to destroy the Social Security program that so many of our seniors and workers on disability have invested in and depend on to make ends meet....
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced legislation to protect property owners whose assets are seized by the federal government. The
DUE PROCESS Act is sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) – all members of the Senate Judiciary...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week introduced a resolution designating October as “National Substance Abuse Prevention Month,” to help raise awareness about substance use and misuse in the United States. “Substance abuse affects Americans from all walks of life. While we’ve...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration issued a final rule requiring more transparency in health care pricing. “Upfront transparency in the cost of care is critical information for patients as they make decisions. Requiring all health...
WASHINGTON – The office of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host a Library of Congress “Veterans History Project” event in honor of Veterans Day for the third year in a row. The event will take place on November 6, 2020, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CT at the Waverly Area Veterans Post in Waverly. Veterans being interviewed at this event...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to his colleagues on the Finance and Judiciary committees about the wide-ranging and increasing concerns about the state of academic freedom at American institutions of higher learning. In 2019, Grassley wrote to four separate colleges and universities following...
By Andrew B. LyonTax NotesPublished on Monday, October 26, 2020 Cross border mergers and acquisitions data show that for the first time since 2013, the dollar share of outbound transactions – that is, acquisitions by U.S. companies of foreign assets and companies – exceeded inbound transactions – that is, acquisitions by foreign...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), sent a
letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning their oversight procedures for the organ procurement and transplantation system in the United States. This...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act Monday, a bill that would require the Federal Trade Commission to go through the same procedures that the Department of Justice must go through when enforcing antitrust law, and...
Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jody Hice (R-GA) Also Introduce Companion Legislation in the U.S. House
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), along with U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Jody Hice (R-Ga.), are introducing bipartisan legislation to increase transparency and accountability within...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. “Judge Barrett has an impressive command of – and respect for – the law and the Constitution. She clearly respects precedent, and she practices judicial...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn his Annual Social Media Series #Cornwatch and #SoybeanWatchDelivered on Saturday, October 24, 2020VIDEO Across Iowa this weekend, farmers will be in their fields as they continue the 2020 harvest. Iowa farmers have now harvested all but about 10 percent of soybeans and 30 percent of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Supporting Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be the Next Justice on the United States Supreme CourtDelivered on Saturday, October 24, 2020VIDEO The Senate will soon vote on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme...
Q&A: EV Mandate Zeroes Out Biofuels
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: What would the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act mean for farmers and consumers?
A: The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act is a one-size-fits-all solution that would cut Rural America out of the clean energy economy. This far-reaching proposal would ban the internal combustion engine and result in...
