WASHINGTON – Iowa will receive over $30 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in 2021, to identify and replace lead service lines. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will administer the grant through its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
“Every Iowan should have access to clean,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today, on National College Decision Day, penned an op-ed on their bipartisan legislation to make higher-education more affordable for students. Read it in The Hill and below.
“College Costs are Skyrocketing. Let’s Help Students Bring Them Down.”
As students applied for college this year,...
WASHINGTON – Today, just weeks after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pressed agencies to address their cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the February 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare and its industry-wide effects. Grassley’s discussion with Andrew Witty, CEO of Change Healthcare’s parent company, underscored the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of two grain farmers in the Senate, today condemned the Biden administration for restricting grain producers’ ability to contribute to the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. Grassley serves on the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Finance.
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is conducting a sweeping review of potential abuse within the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) program for placing unaccompanied alien children with U.S.-based sponsors. Grassley is seeking answers from nine HHS contractors and grantees regarding legally protected whistleblower disclosures that allege...
WASHINGTON –To close out National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are leading a bipartisan resolution encouraging support for sexual assault survivors and advocates and highlighting preventative measures to help reduce sexual violence.
“Far too many Americans have suffered physical and...
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing, Co-Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) received confirmation from a top-ranking Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official that state-sanctioned marijuana operations controlled by Chinese Money Laundering Organizations are raking in significant amounts of illegal proceeds. Grassley...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: antisemitic college protests, the military aid package, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Tiktok and the recent tornadoes in Iowa.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered 14 recorded interviews and documents to the Library of Congress from Iowa veterans, who recalled their time serving in the U.S. Armed Forces for inclusion in the Veterans History Project. In November, Grassley’s office hosted a Veterans History Project event at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, where students...
Q: How are you working to help at-risk kids grow up in safe homes?
A: Society has a moral imperative to protect the next generation from harm. Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, loving home to reach their full potential. As a father of five and grandfather of nine, I understand the responsibilities of parenthood are demanding. Raising kids is an...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding accountability from the Pentagon after a watchdog report revealed employees may have misspent millions of dollars in taxpayer money during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Department of Defense (DOD) officials between March 2020 and January 2022 used Government Purchase Cards (GPCs) for 110,525 purchases, 43,396...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: the Farm Bill, Grassley's Rural Emergency Hospital Program, E-15, DOD COVID-19 funding misuse and the Mayorkas impeachment.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding the Justice Department’s $138.7 million settlement with the victims of former U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
“The survivors of Larry Nassar’s abuse were betrayed by the institutions they should have been able to trust. At a time when these athletes were in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 25 Republican senators in urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to restore order to U.S. college campuses rocked by antisemitic riots. The senators are requesting an update by Wednesday, April 24, on efforts to enforce federal...
WASHINGTON – The Senate passed the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024, a bill Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced to foster coordination between the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS). The bipartisan legislation now heads to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
“The federal...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host two virtual informational events for Iowa students interested in applying to U.S. military academies in the fall of 2025 or 2026. The 2024 U.S. Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights will be held on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30.
Representatives from all five service...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitting nationwide E15 sales this summer. The EPA's announcement follows a bipartisan push from Grassley and his colleagues.
“This summertime waiver is good news and will preserve access to E15 in...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today participated in an executive business meeting to consider the nominations of David Waterman and Matthew Gannon to be U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Iowa, respectively. Grassley has endorsed their nominations and,...
WASHINGTON – The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) will receive $2.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminals Program to fund the construction of new terminal areas. The Airport Terminals Program was established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) supported in...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for smuggling contraband in federal prisons. The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act would upgrade the charge for smuggling or possessing a contraband cellphone in federal prison from...
