WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has nominated 50 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to the U.S. service academies. “These young Iowans who want to enter the academies and serve our country are a remarkable reflection on our state. Their accomplishments, leadership and desire to serve are exceptional, and signal...
A decade of making a difference: Senate Caucus on Foster YouthBy Sen. Chuck Grassley Ten years ago this month, Sen. Mary Landrieu and I founded the bipartisan Senate Caucus on Foster Youth. We launched this caucus a decade ago to give voice to the thousands of young people in America who deserved a platform to break the silence on the challenges and...
ICYMI: Grassley Explains Secret Holds in CongressFull MeasureDecember 22, 2019 In the odd inner workings of Congress, there’s something called a “legislative hold.” It gives any individual senator the power to stop a nominee or a bill— put a hold on them. The idea is to encourage negotiations between those for and against....
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced his intention to lead a markup of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on January 7, 2020, based on the expectation that the Senate will have received the legislation beforehand from the House of Representatives. “This markup will move us...
WASHINGTON – Following
inquiries from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) regarding TransDigm Group, Inc.’s (TransDigm) price-gouging of spare parts purchased by the Department of Defense (DoD), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord provided further information about DoD’s TransDigm contracts and the efforts DoD is taking to...
Q&A: Creating Rx SavingsWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: How will the CREATES Act help drive down prescription drug prices? A: America’s free enterprise system has engineered technological and medical innovation like nowhere else on Earth. Consumers and patients benefit when competition drives the entrepreneurial spirit and pushes...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas), praised the inclusion of the Family First Transition Act in the end-of-year funding legislation that passed in the Senate...
Grassley Expects Senate Passage and Final Ratification Early Next Year Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “The overwhelming, bipartisan vote in the House of...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Todd Young, a member of the Committee, wrote to Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General (HHS OIG) Joanne Chiedi requesting a comprehensive examination of the adequacy of the organ procurement and transplantation system in the United States. “President...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement on the passage of the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act. “I’m concerned that the current FCC maps dramatically overstate broadband access in Iowa in a way that has a negative impact on our funding...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reintroduced legislation to reduce the backlog of Medicare appeals cases. The bipartisan Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) of 2019, establishes new tools for the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals...
For Immediate ReleaseThursday, December 19, 2019 Grassley Statement on Passage of Anti-Robocall Legislation WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement on the passage of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. Senator Grassley...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statements regarding the EPA’s final 2020 renewable volume obligations rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“Once again, EPA is playing games and not helping President Trump with farmers. An agreement was...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), president pro tempore of the United States Senate, released the following statement regarding the impeachment of the President of the United States by the House of Representatives. “This is a sad day for our country. The impeachment of a president is a serious matter. “Today marks...
Here’s what advocates are saying about the Biodiesel Tax Credit extension secured by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in negotiations this week with House and Senate leadership, which the Senate will take up this week: “Passage of the biodiesel tax credit is much-needed good news in rural America. We thank Senator Grassley for working into the...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined his colleagues, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in supporting the
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF)
Act of 2019, which recently passed out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
“National security is a growing priority for the...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. “In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, despite serious constitutional issues with the federal...
WASHINGTON – Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are seeking records from and transcribed staff interviews with five former Obama administration officials:
Antony Blinken
Former U.S....
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe First Step Act: One Year Anniversary of Senate PassageWednesday, December 18, 2019VIDEO I come to the floor today to commemorate and celebrate the one year anniversary of a groundbreaking achievement. On December 18, 2018, the Senate passed the First Step Act. Three days later, President...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gilibrand (D-N.Y.) in introducing the Local Expertise is Vital for Effective Embankments (LEVEE) Act to help communities make temporary flood protection structures permanent. In April, Grassley participated in a field hearing of the Senate Environment and...
