Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the EAGLES Act and National Threat Assessment CenterWednesday, June 10, 2019VIDEO Understanding the common factors of past acts of mass violence can help us prevent future tragedies. The Secret Service, through its National Threat Assessment Center, compiles and studies data on these risk...
EAGLES Act Expands Reach of Important Threat Assessment & Training Program WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging congressional colleagues to support legislation enhancing an existing threat assessment program to prevent acts of mass violence. The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) today released its...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation that holds sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for failing to comply with lawful detainer and release notification requests made by federal authorities and jeopardizing public safety....
Grassley Statement on DoD Watchdog’s Investigation into TransDigm
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General’s (DoDOIG) announcement that it has re-opened its investigation into the contracting firm TransDigm Group, Inc.
“Earlier this year, we...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai regarding the FCC’s role in ensuring the accuracy of broadband maps.
“According to your 2018 Broadband Deployment Report, more than three in four rural Iowans have access to broadband. More broadly, the...
NEW HARTFORD, IOWA – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding the EPA’s announcement of minimum renewable fuels volumes that must be supplied to the markets in 2020. “President Trump made commitments to farmers in Iowa and throughout Rural America. Those commitments include upholding the letter and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received a response from the Department of Defense (DoD) to an April 1, 2019 letter he sent regarding potential threats to taxpayer-funded research at DoD.
In his initial letter, Grassley sought details about the steps the department takes to identify foreign threats to research prior to and after awarding grants. He...
Grassley Statement on the Resumption of U.S.-Chinese Trade Talks WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding the resumption of U.S.-Chinese trade talks after President Donald Trump met with President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Japan. “I’m glad...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the Taxpayer First Act becoming law.“This bipartisan, bicameral bill represents years of hard work and consensus building. It’s a big first step toward strengthening taxpayer protections and turning the IRS into the customer service...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement in response to recent media reports on new threats to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).“For years, Big Oil and its advocates on and off Capitol Hill have worked hard to undermine the RFS and dole out ‘hardship’ waivers to oil companies without regard to...
ICYMI: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Working for AmericansThe media needs to stop getting the Republican tax cuts wrongBy Bruce ThompsonThe Washington ExaminerMonday, July 1, 2019…“The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, which is staffed by professional economists, lawyers, and accountants, provides revenue estimates and analysis for every...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are pressing the Department of State for information about the process through which Boeing has provided American-made satellites to Chinese-connected companies, which may be used to advance Chinese military development and in the course of human rights abuses by China.
“The use of...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain advocacy groups, professional associations and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioid manufacturers and other medical...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Norman Sharpless seeking information on the quality controls for prescription drugs and their components manufactured in foreign countries,...
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) submitted policy suggestions to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the agency finalizes proposed federal guidance clarifying how CMS and state surveyors will evaluate the use of shared space, shared staff, and contracted services by hospitals that are co-located with...
WASHINGTON – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, a bill to encourage scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds including cannabidiol, or CBD. “The parents of children with severe epilepsy and other...
Grassley Statement on the Senate Passage of NDAA
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The annual funding bill provides critical resources for national defense, military readiness and support for the nation’s military men...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced several bills supported by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to improve access to affordable prescription medications through transparency and competition. The package of bills represent a portion of Grassley’s broader effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs through market-based...
NOTE: Senator Grassley gave a speech on the Senate floor regarding the importance of the Freedom of Information Act. He also shared his concerns on Twitter. Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaOn the Importance of the Freedom of Information ActThursday, June 27, 2019VIDEO In a self-governed society, the people ought...
