WASHINGTON – Today, on the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the 13th amendment to the states for ratification and National Freedom Day, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) recognizing National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.
“The federal...
WASHINGTON – Upon discovering new details and discrepancies surrounding an anti-Catholic memo prepared by analysts in the FBI's Richmond, Virginia field office, Senate Judiciary Committee member and former chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading 15 Republican senators in a reignited push for answers.
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray,...
WASHINGTON –Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced plans to hold his fifth Federal Judiciary Youth Summit on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Davenport United States Courthouse.
As part of Grassley’s longstanding effort to foster civic engagement and uphold the separation of powers,...
WASHINGTON – Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst today published an FAQ-style factsheet on the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students and families can use the one-pager as an additional resource as they navigate FAFSA changes and resulting delays.
“Prospective college students and their families ought to have ready access to...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen federal child trafficking prevention initiatives. The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 would enhance cooperation among federal agencies by requiring the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services to implement the...
WASHINGTON – Twenty Iowa airports will receive a total of more than $15 million to modernize aging airport infrastructure and ensure safe and efficient travel throughout the state and nation. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will administer the awards through its Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, made possible by legislation backed by...
WASHINGTON – Iowa senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are calling for accountability and a full review of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) unlawful misclassification of administrative positions as “law enforcement.” Not only was this decades-long practice illegal, but it also burned millions of taxpayer dollars.
ATF for...
Q: What should taxpayers keep in mind for tax filing season?
A: The IRS will start accepting and processing individual tax returns on Jan. 29 for the 2023 tax year. As taxpayers across America gather financial information to document employment, investment and retirement income, as well as receipts and invoices for medical, childcare, education expenses,...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release information from its investigation of Alex Saab, an alleged money launderer and close ally of Venezuelan narco-terrorist Nicolás Maduro. Their letter comes a month after the Biden administration pardoned Saab in a...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), leaders of the Senate and House committees that handle education, to request the Government Accountability Office investigate the Biden administration’s failure to properly implement the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined over 100 bicameral colleagues calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to withdraw burdensome efficiency standards for cars and light-duty trucks. Their letter, led by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), is the latest effort to reel in the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is flagging new evidence of suspected trafficking of migrant children for federal law enforcement agents, and calling for immediate action to find and rescue children placed in dangerous situations by federal officials. Grassley’s referral for law enforcement action is based on a review of legally protected...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on legislation to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Their Farm to Fly...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are working to equip federal law enforcement with improved tools to stop criminal dirty money schemes. The Senate Judiciary Committee members today reintroduced the bipartisan Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act to bolster criminal...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) are leading 12 of their colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen. The bipartisan senators are also requesting a status update on the investigation, which has now been...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution designating January as National Stalking Awareness Month.
“Far too many Americans have suffered physical and psychological trauma as a result of stalking. Often, these...
WASHINGTON – The City of Des Moines will receive $34 million from the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program to complete the Southeast Connector Project from SE 30th in Des Moines to US 65 in Pleasant Hill. The INFRA program was authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), legislation Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...
Q: What are you hearing from Iowans about romance scams?
A: The efforts of rip off artists seeking to enrich themselves at the expense of their victims are a tale as old as time. Today the internet gives con artists and criminals a digital platform to lay an anonymous trap far and wide, from identity theft to online extortion and money laundering.
Most...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection. He is in good spirits and will return to work as soon as possible following doctors’ orders.
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