BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following statement regarding the passing of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
“Justice O’Connor was the first Supreme Court nominee I had the honor of voting for as a senator. She was a trailblazer...
Q: Why is U.S. border security in shambles?
A: For three years, the Biden administration has failed to secure the border and enforce our nation’s immigration laws. In fact, illegal immigration reached an all-time record high in fiscal year 2023. This dereliction of duty has led to disastrous consequences, from migrant children facing endangerment by abuse...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today was among a bipartisan coalition of 32 senators calling on President Biden to reaffirm America’s global economic leadership rather than kowtow to China. Specifically, the senators urged Biden to reverse a decision by the U.S. Trade...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released a statement regarding the passing of Henry Kissinger.
“I compliment Henry Kissinger on his public service, steady hand during the Cold War and excellent books on world affairs. He served as both Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, the only person to hold both positions concurrently for a time,...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.), along with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-Pa.), applauded the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for extending the Time-Limited Trial for New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) plants, but cautioned that the short 90-day extension would do little to provide...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: qualities to look for in a presidential candidate, COVID-19 funding fraud, AmeriCorps, Iowa receiving additional medical residency positions, Adopt GREET Act and presidential candidates completing the Full Grassley.
Q: How do DIR fees drive up costs for prescription drugs?
A: Sticker shock at the pharmacy counter continues to hammer patients when they pick up their prescription medicines. Coupled with historic inflation that pushed up prices for groceries, rent and gas, U.S. households are stretched thin to afford their medications. Iowans may not realize the sticker...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: next steps following the passage of the continuing resolution, a farm bill update, Sen. Tuberville's military promotion block, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implementing a Grassley-led transparency initiative, aid to Israel and Ukraine and the passing of former...
Q: What’s your message for Iowans this Thanksgiving Day?
A: As Americans, we are blessed to enjoy economic and individual freedoms that we must strive never to take for granted. Be grateful for the blessings of America’s agricultural abundance and natural resources that support U.S. food security and fuel our economy from sea to shining sea. Don’t shy away...
WASHINGTON – For the second time this year, a law championed by Sen. Chuck Grassley is enhancing Iowa’s ability to recruit and train medical doctors. MercyOne Iowa in Des Moines will receive Medicare funds to cover three additional graduate medical education (GME) residency positions made available under the 2020 law to support Iowa’s growing health care...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an explanation of what legal actions, if any, the Justice and...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule implementing a Grassley-led initiative, signed into law in 2010, requiring nursing homes to disclose to CMS its ownership and management structure.
“For too long, our nation’s nursing home system has...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced a bill authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to bury a time capsule on the Capitol’s west lawn as part of the planned semiquincentennial celebration in 2026, which will be 250 years since our nation’s founding. The capsule would remain sealed until the United States’...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Senate Republican colleagues in releasing the following statement ahead of President Biden’s meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in San Francisco.
“President...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and fellow Senate Finance Committee Republicans are demanding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provide the specific steps it is taking to address security weaknesses at the agency. The lawmakers’ latest call for greater transparency and accountability comes amid oversight reports of data security concerns and an...
WASHINGTON – Amid National Adoption Month, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) congratulated Joel and Heather Fry, who were honored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) for their work in adoption and child welfare. The Clarke County family, nominated by Grassley, were chosen as CCAI’s 2023 Angels in Adoption Honorees representing the state of...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill report can be found HERE.
Topics include: Senate appropriation bills, aid to Ukraine and Israel, the status of the farm bill, the Iowa caucuses and the Grassley amendment to the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drug and Extenders Act adopted by the Senate Finance Committee on Nov. 8, 2023.
Q: What is National Adoption Month?
A: During this season of thanksgiving, families will gather together around the table and celebrate the Thanksgiving feast. From one year to the next, Americans carry on family traditions, recipes and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. This is the time of year when gathering with family...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee today adopted Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) amendment requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the impacts of a rule pertaining to Part D reimbursements and direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) clawbacks, slated to take effect January 1, 2024. Grassley’s amendment aims to hold...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: the Farm Bill, border security, U.S. military presence in the Middle East, support for Israel, the importance of participation in local politics and the top concerns among Iowa constituents.
