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...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Cedar Rapids, Fred Schuster, will be holding open office hours in Linn, Jones, Dubuque, Delaware, Clayton and Allamakee counties on Wednesday, July 20, and Thursday, July 21. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.Schuster’s schedule...
Floor Speech of Senator Chuck GrassleyKeeping Track of the People’s Money May Not be in the Pentagon’s DNA?Delivered Thursday, July 7, 2016I come to the floor today to send a message to Secretary of Defense Carter. I wish to alert him to a problem that needs high-level attention. It is standing in the way of one of his top priority goals:...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today led the Senate delegation in a bicameral conference committee meeting to finalize the conference report for S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), legislation that addresses the growing epidemic of opioid addiction gripping the nation. Today’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Ben Sasse (R-NE), introduced Sarah’s Law, legislation to honor Sarah Root, an Iowan who was killed earlier this year by a drunk driver in the country illegally. Sarah’s Law would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to...
WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is seeking further details regarding the FBI’s decision not to recommend charges in the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. The inquiry follows public records and comments by the director that appear to be inconsistent with the...
Sen. Chuck Grassley has pressed the Obama Administration to address whether patient satisfaction surveys linked to Medicare payments encourage opioid pain reliever abuse, already a national epidemic. Grassley and Sen. Dianne Feinstein initially wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with this concern in June 2014. The...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley today introduced legislation to give the congressional watchdog arm complete access to Red Cross records for oversight purposes and improve the Red Cross’ internal investigative function. The American Red Cross Transparency Act follows the results of a Grassley inquiry into the Red Cross’ response to the 2010 Haiti...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Sioux City, Jacob Bossman, will be holding open office hours in Emmet, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Osceola and Dickinson counties on July 25 and 28. The office hours provide an opportunity for Iowans to obtain casework assistance or to express views.Bossman’s schedule is as follows:Monday July 25,...
Here is information about Senator Grassley's schedule this week. The Senate is in session.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowa families visiting Washington, D.C., from Bettendorf, Earlham, Harlan, Hampton, Britt, Charles City, Pleasant Hill, Le Mars, Toledo, La Motte, Des Moines, Rock Valley and Burlington.Senator Grassley will meet with Iowa students...
Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after FBI Director James Comey said the FBI would not recommend criminal prosecution of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, despite finding the mishandling classified information. “While Director Comey made it clear that Secretary Clinton and...
