WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s announcement that a new trade agreement has been signed by the United States, Mexico and Canada.“As an advocate for free and fair trade, I’ve supported trade agreements that lower barriers and deliver opportunity for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s announcement from EPA of the 2019 renewable volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA is required by law to announce annually the blending level requirements for the...
Q&A: Internships Offer “Once-in-a-Lifetime” Experience
With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley
Q: Why do you offer internship opportunities in your Senate offices?
A: Throughout my public service, I have worked to engage younger generations to actively participate in civic life. For the last 38 years, I have held at least one meeting in each of Iowa’s 99...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Reps. Doug Collins of Georgia, Tom Marino of Pennsylvania and David Cicilline of Rhode Island today introduced the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA). The bill would streamline existing bankruptcy procedures and provide new tools...
Floor Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn Transparency in Prescription Drug PricingThursday, November 29, 2018Video Mr. President, millions of Americans woke up this morning and started the day with their dose of prescription medication.Their daily regimen is prescribed by their health care provider to treat an illness or to improve their...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in announcing that their resolution marking November as National Adoption Month and November 17 as National Adoption Day passed the Senate with unanimous support.“This month, adoptions around the country will be finalized and communities...
WASHINGTON – Nearly a quarter of the United States Senate has now signed on to cosponsor the new First Step Act. Twelve Republican and twelve Democratic senators are leading the way on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reduce crime and reform America’s criminal justice system.Since yesterday, twelve senators have cosponsored the legislation....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Army Corps of Engineers to provide sufficient funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) for Fiscal Year 2019 while ensuring the timely completion of the project’s economic update funded by the Fiscal Year...
*NOTE: Sen. Hatch’s response to Sen. Grassley’s remarks are included at the end of the video linked below. A transcription of Hatch’s remarks is immediately below.HATCH: Mr. President, I want to thank my dear colleague from Iowa. He is one of the greatest senators I’ve served with and he is just a wonderful friend and a wonderful...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding recent Democratic efforts to raise taxes on U.S. businesses as part of a potential infrastructure bill.“Now’s not the time to walk back the historic economic progress we’ve made in the last two years. The economy is booming, Americans are working...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa received a letter from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma in response to a September 19, 2018 inquiry regarding CMS oversight of nursing homes, including Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center, Iowa. Grassley outlined oversight concerns in a July 26, 2018 letter...
WASHINGTON – A broad set of organizations endorsed the bipartisan First Step Act, which was introduced last week and is backed by President Trump. In a letter to Majority and Minority leaders in both the Senate and House of Representatives, 42 organizations, including faith-based groups and conservative think tanks, called on Congress to pass the...
Criminal Justice reform: We can improve expensive, ineffective system by lowering recidivismUSA TodayIn a USA Today op-ed, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, and Council of Economic Advisors member Tomas J. Philipson, discuss the economic benefits of criminal justice reform. The bipartisan First Step Act, which was...
Q&A: Thanksgiving MessageWith U.S. Senator Chuck GrassleyQ: How does Iowa rank for civic engagement?A: As the launching pad for the presidential campaign trail, Iowans are an engaged electorate. In fact, unofficial numbers from the November elections suggest Iowa broke an all-time record for votes cast in a midterm election, reaching nearly 61...
WASHINGTON – Iowan Douglas J. Strike, nominee to serve as the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a unanimous voice vote on Thursday. Strike was nominated by President Donald Trump after a joint recommendation from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa.“Mr. Strike...
Wall Street Journal, New York Times Praise Trump-Backed First Step Act“Congress has a rare opening to pass criminal-justice reforms” -- WSJ---“It’s time to put these necessary changes into action” -- NYT The oft-divergent editorial boards of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times have found a common cause in bipartisan...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois today, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), called for implementation of proposed regulations requiring pharmaceutical companies to list prices of their prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. Today’s...
