WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a longtime champion of whistleblowers and founder of the bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, made the following statement regarding news reports involving an intelligence community whistleblower: “Whistleblower laws are critical to providing safe outlets to share information so...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Renewable Fuels Job CreationMonday, September 23, 2019 Last week, Siouxland Energy, an ethanol plant in Sioux Center, Iowa, announced they're halting production due to the unfair small refinery exemptions. This farmer-owned plant was annually buying 23.4 million bushels of corn...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to a July 17, 2019 letter he sent with several committee Republicans.Grassley’s original letter sought information on how much Puerto Rico receives in Medicaid funding, what...
NEW HARTFORD – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host a veterans’ medal presentation ceremony at Purdue Global in Urbandale for 9 Iowa war veterans on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. Grassley helped these veterans and their family members provide documentation to the Army, Air Force and Navy Review Boards to receive their medals....
Q&A: Watchdog for U.S. Bomb-Sniffing DogsWith U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why does the United States train dogs for diplomatic service overseas? A: The Explosive Detection Canine Program (EDCP) has operated for more than two decades under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist foreign countries and our international law...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are working together to empower students and families with more information throughout the college search process. Cassidy recently cosponsored
two of Grassley’s bipartisan bills addressing this issue, the
Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act and the
Understanding the True Cost of...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Blocking AppropriationsThursday, September 19, 2019The latest political ploy by the Democrats is to paint the Senate majority leader as obstructionist because he hasn’t moved to consider certain bills passed by the House. Well, they can hardly use that talking point...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on the confirmation of two officials to the Treasury Department. The U.S. Senate confirmed Brent McIntosh to serve as Under Secretary for International Affairs by a vote of 54-38 and Brian Callanan to serve as General Counsel by a vote of...
Prepared Floor Statement by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaHonoring Iowan Merle HayWednesday, September 18, 2019 Merle David Hay from Glidden was the first Iowa serviceman to die in World War I. Hay enlisted on May 9th, 1917 with his father’s blessing as he was too young to be drafted. He was assigned to the 1st Infantry...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a
letter to Secretary of Labor nominee Eugene Scalia seeking assurance that if confirmed, he will enforce whistleblower protections to the fullest extent of the law.
“Whistleblowers are critical to ensuring public safety and preventing waste, fraud and abuse. In the private sector, they alert government...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an informational
guide for Iowans to learn more about a historic leadership position of the U.S. Senate.
As the longest serving current Republican lawmaker in the U.S. Senate, Grassley in January was
sworn in as the 91st Senate President pro tem (PPT) for the 116th Congress, a constitutional...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Constitution DayTuesday, September 17, 2019VIDEO Since the day I was born, I have celebrated Constitution Day. That’s because the 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17, which is exactly 146 years before I was born. It’s a gift to share my birthday...
Washington – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have issued subpoenas for documents in their bipartisan probe of syndicated conservation-easement transactions. Generally, conservation easements are a legitimate tax tool to promote land conservation, but some of them in recent years may have...
Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Iowa vs. Iowa State Football GameMonday, September 16, 2019This weekend, I attended what some call Iowa’s own Super Bowl, the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game. I talked with Iowans while tailgating before the game about issues such as ethanol, biodiesel and trade. This...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Confirmation Process of Justice KavanaughSeptember 16, 2019 Last year, we on the Judiciary Committee conducted an incredibly thorough review of a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. We dug into Justice Kavanaugh’s personal and professional life and discussed concerns...
Q: What reflections do you have on Constitution Day? A: Since the day I was born, I have celebrated Constitution Day. I say that with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. That’s because the 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution on September 17 (146 years before I was born to the day). As a history buff, it’s a gift...
Washington – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that found the department is failing to adequately protect U.S. explosive detection canines sent into service abroad through the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army to repeal the 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which was proposed during the Obama administration. “Excessive government regulation...
