WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, today welcomed final passage of his legislation recognizing May as National Foster Care Month. Introduced by Grassley with a bipartisan group of colleagues, the legislation is a resolution describing the multiple challenges facing the approximately 425,000...
The Senate voted to confirm Gov. Terry Branstad as U.S. ambassador to China on an 82 to 13 vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley gave a speech on the Senate floor immediately prior to the vote. Video of the speech delivery is available here.Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck GrassleyFull Senate Vote on Nomination of Gov. Terry Branstad as U.S. Ambassador to...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s Regional Director based in Cedar Rapids, Fred Schuster, will be holding open office hours in Washington, Keokuk, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Tama and Benton counties on Monday, June 5, and Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Schuster’s schedule is as follows: Monday, June 5 Washington County10:45 a.m. to 11:45...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia today re-introduced their bipartisan legislation to apply accreditation and other standards for orthotics and prosthetics, such as prosthetic limbs, under Medicare, helping to guarantee access to quality products for beneficiaries.
“Orthotics and prosthetics, like other medical...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein today released the following statement after former FBI Director James Comey declined a
bipartisan invitation to testify before the committee regarding the circumstances surrounding his removal, stating he will instead testify before the Senate Intelligence...
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa made the following comment on reports that Federal Communications Commission security guards manhandled a news reporter who tried to ask questions of a commissioner at a public meeting. The commissioner reportedly apologized after the National Press Club and others expressed concern.“The Federal Communications...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley welcomed key committee passage today of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill he co-sponsored to strengthen and improve health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions.“It’s common sense that...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a lifelong family farmer, made the following statement on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s notification to Congress of his intent to trigger a renegotiation of the North...
Grassley Statement on the Confirmation of Native Iowan Rachel Brand to be Associate Attorney GeneralWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement on the confirmation of Rachel Brand, originally of Pella, to be Associate Attorney General. “Ms. Brand will be a superb...
Grassley Statement on the Appointment of Special Counsel in Russian Interference ProbeWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today released the following statement regarding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel in the investigation into Russian...
ICYMI: Praise continues to come in for the bipartisan, bicameral Over the Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017. Senator Grassley is the lead Republican on the Senate measure, which advanced through committee last week. Please see the op-ed in The Hill, “Opening the market to over-the-counter hearing aids: Something Congress can agree...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked Energy Secretary Rick Perry a series of questions about a study Perry directed that appears geared to undermine the wind energy industry. The study is meant to explore issues central to protecting the long-term reliability of the electricity grid, including an investigation of “market-distorting” federal...
Video of the speech delivery is available here.Floor Speech of Sen. Chuck GrassleyThe Myth of Affordability Under the Affordable Care ActDelivered Wednesday, May 17, 2017I rise today to share real stories of real hardship from hard-working families in my home state of Iowa.Seven years ago, Americans were promised that the “Affordable” Care Act...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein along with Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham and Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse today called on the FBI to provide all memos relating to former FBI Director Comey’s interactions with his superiors in both the Trump and Obama...
Grassley, Gillibrand Bill to Assist Families of Fallen Officers Passes SenateWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to reduce the backlog of families awaiting approval of survivor benefits of public safety officers killed in the line...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado today re-introduced legislation to help rural hospitals stay open while meeting the needs of rural residents for emergency room care and outpatient services.
“A car accident or a heart attack is dangerous under the best of circumstances, but...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary Committee“National Police Week”May 16, 2017VIDEOIn 1962, Congress passed a joint resolution proclaiming the week of May 15th as “National Police Week,” to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The National Law Enforcement Officers...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein along with 62 bipartisan colleagues today introduced a resolution to commemorate National Police Week.“The men and women of law enforcement make great sacrifices every day to protect our families and fellow citizens. They do so freely, not out of a...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today led a letter from 18 senators, including U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stressing the positive economic impacts of NAFTA as the administration considers taking a fresh look at the trade agreement.U.S. Sens. John...
