Grassley: Iowans seeing benefits of tax reformBy Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaThe Waterloo-Cedar Falls CourierApril 23, 2018 Positive economic news continues to mount in the months since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. More than 500 employers throughout the country have announced they are reinvesting their tax cut savings into employees...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa was presented with the 2018 “Innovator in Biotechnology” award today by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). The award recognizes Members of Congress “who have been collaborative partners, advocates, and champions for the biotechnology and life sciences industries,”...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, along with Congressmen Steve King, David Young and Rod Blum, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma urging CMS to repeal guidance that hinders states like Iowa with failing individual health insurance markets from applying for waivers to pursue...
Grassley, Ag Committee Senators Call for National Security Review of Brazilian Acquisition of U.S. Beef Company WASHINGTON— U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to urge the...
Statement from the Grassleys on the Passing of Barbara BushWASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley and Mrs. Barbara Grassley of Iowa released the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush.“Former First Lady Barbara Bush was everything a country could ask for in a First Lady. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate enough to...
Grassley Pays Tribute to Iowa VeteransWASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today paid tribute to veterans from Eastern Iowa who were visiting the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice, including the World War II, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, as well as the Arlington National Cemetery, as part of the Honor Flight Program. More than...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan group of 13 senators in writing to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting the agency cease issuing so-called “hardship” waivers exempting obligated parties from the Renewable Fuel Standard, provide topline information about the waivers already issued, disclose...
Grassley Seeks Information from HHS, FDA on Unproven Medical Procedures Touted as Clinical Trials
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb seeking additional information about an investigation into a South Florida...
FDA Opens Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Human Research Following Grassley Oversight Inquiry
WASHINGTON – Following a January 2018 letter sent by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), the FDA has reportedly...
Grassley: Line Agents Deserve Praise for Holding Leadership AccountableWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement after the Justice Department Inspector General provided a report concluding that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lacked candor on multiple occasions.“Part of...
Pruitt’s EPA Again Admits RFS Compliance Doesn’t Hurt Small Refiners
Secret EPA ‘Hardship’ Waivers for Multibillion Dollar Oil Companies Threaten to Break Trump Pledge to Support Biofuels
WASHINGTON – In response to a January letter sent by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa),...
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD) Act of 2018. The bipartisan AIDD Act is designed to increase participation in the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley: What I Need to Hear From Mark Zuckerberg TodayBy Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of IowaFortune MagazineApril 10, 2018 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify before my committee on Tuesday. It’s garnering a lot of fanfare, but it’s important to stay focused on the reason for...
Grassley Youth Summit Engages Students in Federal JudiciaryCEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today hosted a youth summit in Cedar Rapids which focused on the federal judiciary and its impact on daily lives. Students and educators from more than 20 schools throughout Northeast Iowa were in attendance...
Grassley, Goodlatte, Leahy Urge Trump Administration to Finalize EB-5 Regulatory ReformsWASHINGTON – In a joint letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Senate and House Judiciary Committee chairmen Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) urged the swift implementation...
Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees Announce Joint Hearing with Facebook CEOWASHINGTON – Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) will convene a hearing titled “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement regarding China’s second wave of tariffs targeting U.S. commodities, including soybeans, which were announced in retaliation to the Administration’s tariffs on Chinese...
