Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the World Health Organization Aiding in China’s Coronavirus Cover-upTuesday, May 19, 2020VIDEO I’m deeply concerned about reports that China began hoarding medical supplies in early January while working to prevent the World Health Organization from sounding the alarm about the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), announced today that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), in coordination with the United States Marshall Service (USMS), will now test all inmates for COVID-19 prior to transferring...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Safeguarding America’s First Responders ActMonday, May 18, 2020VIDEO Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, over 100 first responders have lost their lives. Unlike the rest of us, these brave men and women couldn’t, by the very nature of their work, stay home or...
In response to Senators, DOJ IG to also consider expanded scope of issues
WASHINGTON – In a
letter to U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) said he will consider a broader set of concerns in his investigation into whether facilities housing Bureau of Prison (BOP) inmates...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators led by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to boost oversight of trillions in taxpayer funded pandemic relief by helping the special watchdog quickly onboard critical oversight staff.
The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Expedited Hiring Authority Act allows the office to bypass the...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaCongratulations to all 2020 GraduatesMonday, May 18, 2020VIDEO This time of year is typically spent celebrating students of all ages as they graduate onto their next endeavor. Most graduations have a different look this year, due to the pandemic, but the occasion has not lost its...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a longtime advocate for inspectors general and government oversight across political party and administration, today
renewed his call for a detailed written explanation for President Trump’s announced termination of inspectors general. The notice responds to Trump’s
recently announced removal of State Department...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s announced termination of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick: “Here again, inspectors general are crucial in correcting government failures and promoting the accountability that the American people...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan resolution, led by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), supporting the designation of May 15, 2020 as “National Senior Fraud Awareness Day.” “This resolution recognizes that many seniors around the country now face especially difficult...
Coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants have created a backlog of animals ready for slaughter but with nowhere to go. Farmers are having to cull them.By Michael Corkery and David Yaffe-BellanyNew York TimesPublished on May 14, 2020 One Minnesota hog farmer sealed the cracks in his barn and piped carbon dioxide through the ventilation system. Another...
Americans for Tax Reform
Alex Hendrie
May, 14, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is proposing a retroactive tax increase on struggling American businesses in her recently released “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.” If enacted into law, it will speed up job losses by denying businesses the liquidity...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today calculated the federal government so far has put tens of billions of dollars in the pipeline to help Iowans respond to the public health crisis and alleviate economic fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic. “For the first time in our nation’s history, government effectively shut down life...
Q&A: National Foster Care MonthWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: What’s your message for Iowans during Foster Care Month?A: The coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it across our state. Schools closed, forcing teachers, parents and students to adapt and adopt distance learning. Tens of thousands of Iowans lost their jobs when entire...
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan package of law enforcement bills championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sailed through the Senate during National Police Week. In a Senate floor speech this week, Grassley also thanked America’s law enforcement officers for continuing to serve our communities in the face of the added risk posed by the ongoing...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously cleared legislation authored by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to improve timely access to financial assistance for families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19. The
Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act (SAFR) clarifies certification requirements for survivor benefits under the...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), alongside a bipartisan group of colleagues, today introduced the Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act to provide more efficient help to Americans whose social security numbers have been misused following an...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today supported legislation improving oversight and accountability mechanisms in the FBI’s surveillance authorities. The USA Freedom Reauthorization Act, which passed the Senate today, includes an amendment cosponsored by Grassley to better safeguard the civil liberties when the Foreign Intelligence...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and 26 of their Republican colleagues in
urging Senate leadership to provide businesses with regulatory relief in the wake of the economic crisis caused by the global pandemic.
“In contrast to unsustainable increases in federal spending, the easing of regulatory burdens...
WASHINGTON – The Senate last night passed a bipartisan resolution supported by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commemorating National Police Week 2020. The resolution honors the selfless dedication and sacrifice made by law enforcement officers across the country to protect and serve American communities. “Being a police officer isn’t...
