Q: What prompted your oversight of the Biden administration’s handling of unaccompanied children who have arrived at the border alone?
A: During my annual 99 county meetings and when talking with constituents in Washington, Iowans have raised concerns about human trafficking. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), human trafficking is...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today applauded the enactment of the bipartisan Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, a bill he championed alongside U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). The law will help curb infant mortality by enabling evidence-based...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), today called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve the State of Iowa’s request for Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) for Iowans...
WASHINGTON – As part of his annual 99 county meetings across Iowa, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold public town meetings in Holstein on July 18, Greenfield and Earlham on July 19, and Webster City on July 22.
“Representative government relies on open dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I welcome the opportunity to meet...
WASHINGTON – Amid NATO’s 75th Annual Summit, Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus Co-Chairs Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution reaffirming congressional support for the longstanding alliance between the United States and the Baltics.
“The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have served as beacons of freedom for over...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) yesterday submitted a statement for the record during a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee's hearing on emergency response and recovery in rural areas. Grassley in his statement highlighted the recent severe storms and flooding in Iowa while pointing out the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) could further assist...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal records from the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealing HHS knowingly sent two unaccompanied migrant children to a household with established connections to the violent MS-13 gang. Grassley is also making public the referral he shared with federal law...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced legislation to include Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) on the list of executive agencies whose employees are “further restricted” from engaging in partisan political activity under the Hatch Act.
“OIGs are the independent watchdogs protecting Americans’ taxpayer dollars and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), co-hosted a roundtable examining the abuse of unaccompanied migrant children and the failures of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Unaccompanied Children (UC)...
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today questioned Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel about the dangers of Democrats’ tax proposals, high interest rates and the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today welcomed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s interim staff report on opaque pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices. The interim report is a direct result of Grassley’s request for a 6(b) study on potential anti-competition in the prescription drug industry, as well as his bipartisan demands for a status...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today welcomed Ryan Page, the Director of Child Care for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to testify at a hearing on child care.
“I was glad to have Ryan Page share her expertise with the Senate Finance Committee this...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today participated in a hearing to examine federal policies on child care. Beforehand, Grassley met with Iowa Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Care Director, Ryan Page, who served as an expert witness on the panel.
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WASHINGTON – Per Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)’s request, the Senate Budget Committee is hosting Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), to testify on the 10-year budget and economic outlook.
This Congress, Democrat committee leaders have predominantly focused on climate change and the environment; they also...
WASHINGTON – The Wall Street Journal today revealed the Biden administration knowingly placed unaccompanied migrant children with harmful sponsors, including potential labor traffickers and individuals with criminal records. The Journal notes Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading 46 Senate colleagues in a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA)...
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Topics include: elder abuse, the Supreme Court decision on the Chevron Doctrine, eminent domain in Iowa, the recent hack of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Farm Bill and the Senate agenda.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is doubling down on his calls to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity in a new oversight inquiry to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which recently revealed it suffered adays-long hack in January.
“Cybersecurity is extremely important today, and it’ll be vital tomorrow. I’ve been...
***Update*** Iowans in the following nine counties are eligible to apply for federal assistance as they recover from the severe storms and flooding on June 16, 2024: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Sioux and Woodbury.
Iowans affected by the severe storms during April 26-27...
MARION COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks at Vermeer in Pella, celebrating Iowa’s leadership in manufacturing, agriculture and innovation. The event was part of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)’s Manufacturing Express, a nationwide tour that kicked off this week. Additional speakers included Vermeer...
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. ET, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will host a roundtable entitled “The Exploitation Crisis: How the U.S. Government is Failing to Protect Migrant Children from Trafficking and Abuse.” The roundtable will examine the failures of the Department of Health and Human...
