WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week reminded the Justice Department (DOJ) of its longstanding practice to defend the constitutionality of laws Congress passes. His bipartisan, bicameral letter was prompted by a recent decision – which has since been appealed to the...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is making public the full extent of bodycam footage obtained from local law enforcement thus far and filmed in the hour following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Grassley obtained these videos from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit (ESU) in compliance with congressional requests....
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in introducing legation directing universities and the Education Department to immediately address civil rights complaints if a student experiences violence or harassment on campus because of their heritage.
The Restoring...
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hosted a roundtable examining the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s unlawful failure to collect DNA from illegal immigrants apprehended at the border, as well as its retaliation against whistleblowers who reported the violations.
Per the Office of Special Counsel, DHS’ noncompliance...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released bodycam footage of local law enforcement and United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel responding to the scene of the shooter in Butler, Pennsylvania. The video was obtained from the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit in compliance with congressional requests.
The footage records Beaver County...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: President Biden dropping out of the race, cost of living, the border crisis, the Secret Service Director's resignation and J.D. Vance as President Trump's pick for Vice President.
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are introducing bipartisan legislation to ensure qualified and accountable leadership at the United States Secret Service (USSS). The Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats (PROTECT) Act would subject all future USSS Directors to Senate...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), are conducting congressional oversight to ensure the Justice Department (DOJ) maintains adequate funding to compensate crime victims. Recent DOJ data reveals the...
Q: What are your thoughts about the assassination attempt on former President Trump’s life?
A: Like many Americans, I was watching former President Trump’s political rally in Pennsylvania on television in real time. Grassroots participation in our electoral process is central to our system of self-government, and the former president draws massive crowds to...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on local Pennsylvania law enforcement to provide security details, as well as audio and video recordings, related to the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Grassley’s letters, sent today to Butler and Beaver Counties and the Pennsylvania State Police, expand upon his...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is investigating the U.S. Secret Service (USSS)’s policies and procedures in light of the recent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Grassley is launching a multi-pronged investigatory effort, sending...
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is digging into reports taxpayers this year have footed approximately $20 billion in improper Obamacare subsidies. Congressional Democrats’ decision to hike premium tax credits (PTCs) under the Affordable Care Act, which the Biden administration green-lighted in 2021, has contributed to the high cost of...
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, July 23, at 3 p.m. ET, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will host a roundtable entitled “Reckless Disregard: How the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Failure to Collect DNA at the Border Endangers Americans.”
The roundtable will examine DHS’s neglect to take or submit illegal immigrants’ DNA samples to...
Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE.
Topics include: the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential announcement, disaster aid in Iowa, interest rates and immigration.
BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – The office of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold traveling office hours in 21 Iowa counties from July 22 – 31.
Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented by his regional directors: Matt Rector of Waterloo, Jonathan Bladt of Council Bluffs, Noah Schrad of Des Moines, Rochelle Fuller of Cedar Rapids and Penny...
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...
