WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that the deadline for fall internships for college-age Iowans has been extended. Applications will now be accepted through August 1, 2016.
Internships are available in Grassley’s Washington, D.C., office as well as his offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City and...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Waterloo, Jason Mohr, will be holding open office hours in Wright, Hancock, Winnebago and Chickasaw counties on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.Mohr’s schedule is as follows:Thursday, July 28, 201610:00...
WASHINGTON – Recognizing the tremendous physical, emotional and financial cost of Alzheimer’s disease, Sen. Chuck Grassley is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would offer a financial award for a successful cure.
“Alzheimer’s disease robs people of their memories, their minds, and finally their lives,” Grassley said. “It also has a profound...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to help law enforcement and first responders train for active shooter scenarios.“Recent terrorist attacks and assaults on police officers underscore the need to ensure our public safety...
Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeFBI Facilitation of Ransom PaymentsJuly 13, 2016Mr. President, I rise today to speak about allegations that the FBI has facilitated ransom payments to terrorist groups.Unfortunately, the administration has been stonewalling the Senate Judiciary Committee’s...
Grassley Provisions Target Meth, Opioid Abuse in IowaWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today passed a sweeping addiction recovery bill aimed at addressing the nation’s growing heroin and opioid addiction epidemic. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) also includes a number of provisions crafted by Senate Judiciary Committee...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington and 12 fellow senators today introduced bipartisan legislation to reform the biodiesel tax credit and extend the new policy for three years. The reforms are similar to the provisions that Grassley and Cantwell have long proposed and that passed out of the Finance Committee last...
Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley of IowaChairman, Senate Judiciary CommitteeThe Sentencing Reform and Corrections ActWednesday, July 13, 2016Mr. President, I rise because I continue to believe that the Senate should take up the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. There is still time this year for both the Senate and the other body...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to help states identify and respond to the needs of children who come into contact with both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. The Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams (CONNECT) Act would authorize grants to...
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today introduced the Securing American Food Equity (SAFE) Act to permanently add the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review process and clarify that agricultural assets are considered critical national security infrastructure that CFIUS must consider before...
WASHINGTON – A dozen Iowa-based groups announced their support for comprehensive addiction recovery legislation ahead of tomorrow's anticipated vote in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan conference report for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act combines proposals from the House of Representatives and the Senate to address the nation's opioid addiction...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today asked the head of Tyson Foods, Inc., to work with community leaders to restore jobs at the now-defunct Tyson meat processing plant in Cherokee.
“I’m aware of the desire of city and county officials to see the facility occupied and operating, so that it can continue to serve the economic and employment needs of the...
Here is information about Senator Grassley's schedule this week. The Senate is in session.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowans in Washington, D.C., from the Central Iowa Shelter and Services, the Missouri River Energy Services, the Renewable Fuels Association, the Iowa Farm Bureau, the Iowa Turkey Federation, Moms Clean Air Force, the Iowa Soybean...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is asking two key federal agencies why they have been slow to distribute $589 million to fight Zika. They identified the funding as available on April 6 but the money is still largely unspent as of this week.
“I know you share my concern about the Zika threat and the need to protect mothers and children,” Grassley wrote...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following comment after the tragic shooting of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers.“The calculated, targeted shooting of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers, along with two civilians, is tragic and heartbreaking. It was a direct assault on the law enforcement officers who...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation negotiated by House and Senate lawmakers to address the nation’s growing opioid epidemic. The conference report for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which combines proposals...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate late last night unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the contributions of whistleblowers to shed light on fraud, waste and abuse in the United States. The resolution, introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley and cosponsored by Senator Ron Wyden and all members of the bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus,...
Senator Chuck Grassley made the following comment after the Senate passed legislation on a biotech food labeling bill."Late last night the Senate acted to prevent a single state from dictating food labeling laws to the rest of the country. Biotechnology is safe and has helped alleviate food shortages around the world. Iowa’s own...
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed expanding the Diabetes Prevention Program within Medicare starting January 1, 2018. Sen. Chuck Grassley is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015, which would help make sure Medicare addresses diabetes prevention rather than simply manage...
